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This ninth edition of the established Textbook on Contract Law by Jill Poole provides a wide-ranging and straightforward exposition of contract law. The text opens with an overview of the main issues surrounding contract law which places the subject in its wider context, then goes on to give aclear explanation of all the major areas of contract law encountered on undergraduate courses. Features of the book includes chapter summaries to draw key themes and issues together; examples and questions to encourage a deeper understanding of the often complex points of law; and extensive further reading lists of both texts and articles to guide students towards the most relevant andup-to-date resources available. Online resource centre Lecturer resources- Testbank of 150 multiple-choice questionsStudent resources- Guidance on answering questions in contract law- Questions and answers- Student questions- Updates- Web links

Jill Poole is Professor of Law and Head of School of Law at Aston University. She is the author of Textbook on Contract Law and co-author of Contract Formation and Letters of Intent.

Table of cases
Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments
Introduction to the law of contract	p. 1
Formation	p. 31
Agreement	p. 33
Agreement problems	p. 87
Consideration, promissory estoppel, and form	p. 128
Intention to create legal relations	p. 189
Content, interpretation, performance, and breach	p. 203
Content of the contract and principles of interpretation	p. 205
Exemption clauses and unfair contract terms	p. 267
Discharge by performance, agreement, and breach	p. 322
Enforcement of contractual obligations	p. 345
Damages for breach of contract	p. 349
Remedies providing for specific relief and restitutionary remedies	p. 412
Privity of contract and third party rights	p. 443
Discharge by frustration: subsequent impossibility	p. 488
Methods of policing the making of the contract	p. 515
Non-agreement mistake	p. 517
Misrepresentation	p. 540
Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains	p. 587
Illegality and capacity to contract	p. 624
Index	p. 653
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Textbook on Contract Law

Textbook on Contract Law

0199233519

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