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    The law of contracts / S.M. Waddams.

    • Title:The law of contracts / S.M. Waddams.
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    • Author/Creator:Waddams, S. M.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Canada Law Book Inc.
    • Published/Created:Toronto : Canada Law Book, ©2010.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Contracts--Canada.
    • Edition:6th ed.
    • Description:xv, [785] p. ; 24 cm.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780888045034
    • Contents:PART I. INTRODUCTION
      Chapter 1. Introduction
      PART II. ENFORCEABILITY
      Chapter 2. Bargains
      A. Introduction
      B. Mutual Assent: Offer and Acceptance
      C. Preliminary Negotiations
      1. Price quotations
      2. Auctions
      3. Invitations for tenders
      4. Open terms and incomplete agreements
      5. Consent of third party
      6. Quasi-criminal cases
      7. Indefiniteness
      8. Counter-offers and additional terms
      D. Unicorporated Associations
      E. Unsigned Writings
      1. ticket cases
      2. exchange of forms by correspondence
      3. Criticisms of the existing law
      4. Uniform Commercial Code, section 2-207
      F. Misunderstandings
      G. Communication of Acceptance
      H. Problems of Correspondence
      1. Introduction
      2. Delay in transmission of the offer
      3. Attempted revocation by offeror
      4. Loss or delay
      5. Overtaking communications
      6. Jurisdictional problems
      7. Instantaneous communications
      8. Other communications
      I. Termination of Power of Acceptance
      1. Lapse
      2. Revocation
      3. Rejection
      4. Death
      J. Exchange Element: Consideration
      1. Value exchanged
      2. Mutuality of promises
      3. Charitable subscriptions
      4. Firm offers
      5. Compromises
      6. Pre-existing duty
      Chapter 3. Intention
      A. Objective Principle of Contract Formation
      B. Implied Terms
      C. Intention to Create Legal Relations
      1. Promises binding in honour only
      2. Comfort letters
      3. Social engagements and jests
      4. Family agreements
      5. Government contracts
      6. Business promotions and lotteries
      7. Non-justiciable agreements
      Chapter 4. Unilateral Contracts
      Chapter 5. Non-Bargain Promises
      A. Sealed Contracts
      B. Nominal Consideration
      C. Past Consideration
      D. Subsequent Reliance
      1. Introduction
      2. Promises to give interests in land
      3. Gratuitous undertakings negligently prosecuted
      4. Estoppel and waiver
      5. Negligent misstatement in tort
      6. Related problems
      Chapter 6. Statute of Frauds
      A. Purpose of the Statute
      B. Interpretation of the Statute
      1. Guarantees
      2. Contracts not to be performed in a year
      3. memorandum in writing: form and contents
      C. Part Performance
      D. Restitution
      E. Rectification
      F. Trusts
      G. Variation and Estoppel
      H. Future Developments
      PART III. CONTRACTS AND THIRD PARTIES
      Chapter 7. Agency
      Chapter 8. Assignment
      Chapter 9. Third Party Beneficiaries
      Chapter 10. Mistake and Third Parties
      A. Mistake of Identity
      B. Documents Mistakenly Signed
      PART IV. EXCUSES FOR NON-PERFORMANCE
      Chapter 11. Mistake as to Contractual Terms
      A. Introduction
      B. Written Documents
      1. Introduction
      2. Parol Evidence Rule
      3. Merger
      4. Subsequent events
      5. Authority of agents
      6. Interpretation
      7. Rectification
      8. Misrepresentations and collateral statements
      9. Inequality of bargaining power
      10. Agreement to verbal formula
      11. Alteration of documents
      Chapter 12. Mistake in Assumptions
      A. Introduction
      B. Unexpected Changes in Future Events: Impossibility and Frustration
      1. Mistake and frustration
      2. basis of relief
      3. Availability of relief
      4. Allocation of risk
      5. Partial relief
      C. Mistake as to Existing Facts
      1. Availability of relief
      2. Mistake of law
      3. Allocation of risk
      4. Mutual mistake
      5. Mistake in offers
      D. Restitution and Reliance
      Chapter 13. Misrepresentations
      A. Mistake and Warranty
      B. Misrepresentation and Promise
      C. Fraudulent Misrepresentation
      D. Innocent Misrepresentation
      E. Negligent Misstatements
      F. Collateral Contracts
      G. Silence, Misrepresentation and Good Faith
      Chapter 14. Unconscionability
      A. Introduction
      B. Forfeitures
      C. Penalties
      D. Deposits
      E. Clauses Limiting Liability
      1. Introduction
      2. Judicial control
      3. Legislative control
      (a). United Kingdom
      (b). Canadian provincial legislation
      F. Incorporation of Documents
      G. Documents and Consent
      H. Interpretation and Good Faith
      I. Duress
      J. Inequality of Bargaining Power
      1. Expectant heirs
      2. Protection of weaker parties
      3. Undue influence
      4. Fiduciary relationships
      K. Withholding Discretionary Remedies
      1. Damages
      2. Specific enforcement
      3. Costs
      L. Consideration
      M. Restraint of Trade
      N. Legislation
      O. General Principle
      1. Criteria of relief
      2. Bars to relief
      3. Remedies
      Chapter 15. Public Policy
      A. Introduction
      B. Common Law Illegality
      C. Statutory Illegality
      D. Restitution of Benefits Transferred
      E. Severance
      Chapter 16. Non-Performance and Breach
      A. What Amounts to Performance
      B. Termination for Breach
      1. Substantial non-performance
      2. Conditions and warranties
      3. Time problems
      4. Duty to warn before terminating
      5. Recovery of benefits transferred
      a. Recovery by the party not in breach
      b. Recovery by the party in breach
      c. Restitution
      6. Waiver of conditions
      a. When waiver possible
      b. Retraction of waiver
      C. Anticipatory Repudiation
      PART V. CAPACITY
      Chapter 17. Government Contracts
      A. Crown
      1. Petition of right
      2. Administrative approval
      3. Legislative and executive role of Crown
      4. Parliamentary appropriation of funds
      5. Agency
      6. Executive discretion
      7. Estoppel
      B. Municpalities
      Chapter 18. Minors
      Chapter 19. Mental Incompetence
      PART VI. REMEDIES
      Chapter 20. Specific Enforcement
      A. Introduction
      B. Specific Performance
      1. Adequacy of money award
      2. Mutuality
      3. Necessity of supervision
      4. Sale of goods and shares
      5. Personal services
      C. Injunctions
      D. Specific Enforcement Combined with Money Award
      E. Discretionary Defences
      F. Impossibility
      G. Contractual Control over Specific Remedies
      H. d Future Development
      Chapter 21. Damages
      A. Introduction
      B. Date for Assessment of Damages
      C. Obligations in Foreign Currency
      D. Reliance Measure
      E. Vendor's Failure to Make Title to Land
      F. Restitution
      G. Double Compensation
      H. Uncertainty
      I. Remoteness
      J. Punitive Damages
      K. Intangible Injuries
      L. Avoidable Loss
      M. Contributory Negligence
      N. Contribution Among Wrongdoers.
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