Review(s) from previous issue »This is an excellent supporting text for students who are new to contract study. Poole puts the law in context and also provides students with excellent advice on how to read a case – Julia Burnside, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Lincoln This new edition has been updated by Professor Robert Merkin and Dr Séverine Saintier with the latest major legal developments. Contract law is placed in its economic context, and students receive a detailed but accessible treatment of all key areas of contract law. All the cases you need, as well as the tools to understand them. This contract casebook presents all the reference cases, complemented by concise commentary from the authors and thought-provoking questions to deepen your understanding. Poole`s Contract Law Digest takes a unique supportive approach to give students the confidence to engage and analyse judgments. Digital Formats and Resources: The fifteenth edition is available to students and institutions in a variety of formats and is supported by online resources. 1:Instructions for reading cases Part 1 Formation 2:Agreement 3:Enforceability of promises: consideration and termination of the promissory note 4:Intention to be legally bound, formalities and contractual capacity Part 2 Content, interpretation, performance and confidentiality 5:Content and principles of interpretation 6:Indemnification and unfair contract terms 7:Legal protection and rights of third parties Part 3 Disputed factors 8: Mistake 9: Misrepresentation 10: Coercion, Undue Influence and Unscrupulous Transactions 11: Illegality Part 4 Performance and Termination of Contract 12: Dismissal for Impediment: Subsequent Impossibility 13: Breach of contract Art. 14: Damages for breach of contract Art.

15: Remedies for Special Remedies and Restitution Robert Merkin QC is Professor of Law at the University of Reading; Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Exeter; and special advisor to Duncan Cotterill. Robert is the author of several texts and articles on contracts, insurance and arbitration. He is co-editor of Lloyd`s Law Reports. He was appointed Queen`s Counsel (honoris causa) in 2015 and obtained a PhD from Cardiff University the same year. In 2018, Rob became Honorary Life President of the International Insurance Law Association (AIDA). He is co-editor of Essays in Memory of Professor Jill Poole: Coherence, Modernization and Integration in Contract, Commercial and Corporate Laws (Routledge, 2018). Jill Poole`s bestseller Casebook on Contract Law offers students a comprehensive selection of jurisprudence that addresses all aspects of the topic that arise in undergraduate courses. Excerpts from a variety of historical and contemporary cases have been selected to illustrate court argumentation processes and to show how legal principles are developed.

Cases can be analyzed and discussed independently, or all cases form chapters that provide a good understanding of modern contract law. Readership: Baccalaureate and GDL students pursuing the core element of contract law in their study programs. A student classic: clear, complete, contextual. Jill Poole`s hugely popular textbook on contract law has been guiding students through contract law for over 20 years. Merkin, R. and Saintier, S. (2019) Poole`s Casebook on Contract Law. Oxford University Press, p. 864.

ISBN 9780198817864 (14th edition) All the cases you need, as well as the tools to understand them. Poole`s Contract Law Digest has now been updated by Professor Robert Merkin and Dr Séverine Saintier and takes a unique support approach to give you the confidence to engage and analyse judgments. An introductory chapter provides valuable advice on how to use a casebook. Development of basic academic and practical skills Cases are accompanied by a concise commentary by the author highlighting the key elements of each case Stimulating questions are asked to develop a thorough understanding of the topic through critical engagement The book is easy to navigate and summarizes all important case law in a user-friendly volume that students can systematically browse or use. to refer to specific cases, instantly read into your browser with Kindle Cloud Reader. N.B. Although every effort has been made to ensure stock availability, we sometimes run out of stock in our stores. To confirm availability and prices, please call the shop directly. To calculate the total number of stars and the percentage distribution per star, we do not use a simple average. Instead, our system takes into account things like updating a review and whether the reviewer purchased the item on Amazon.

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