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    Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston's law of contract / M.P. Furmston, Bencher of Gray's Inn, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Bristol, Emeritus Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Professor of Law, Sunway University, Malaysia; historical introduction, David Ibbetson, FBA, Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of Cambridge, President of Clare Hall, Cambridge.

    • Title:Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston's law of contract / M.P. Furmston, Bencher of Gray's Inn, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Bristol, Emeritus Professor of Law, Singapore Management University, Professor of Law, Sunway University, Malaysia; historical introduction, David Ibbetson, FBA, Regius Professor of Civil Law, University of Cambridge, President of Clare Hall, Cambridge.
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    • Variant Title:Cheshire, Fifoot & Furmston's law of contract
      Law of contract
    • Author/Creator:Furmston, M. P., author.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Cheshire, G. C. (Geoffrey Chevalier), 1886-1978.
      Fifoot, C. H. S. (Cecil Herbert Stuart), 1899-1975.
    • Published/Created:Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2017.
      ©2017
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Contracts--England.
      Contracts--Wales.
    • Edition:Seventeenth edition.
    • Description:lx, 832 pages ; 25 cm
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9780198747383 (pbk)
      0198747381 (pbk)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Historical Introduction
      mediaeval law
      origin of assumpsit
      Assumpsit and debt
      doctrine of consideration
      seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
      nineteenth century
      Implied terms
      2. Some Factors Affecting Modern Contract Law
      Continental influence in the nineteenth century
      Influence of economic theory
      Inequality of bargaining power
      use of standard form contracts
      Consumer protection
      relationship between standard form contracts, inequality of bargaining power, and consumer protection
      Contractual behaviour
      law of contract or contracts?
      interrelationship of contract and tort
      Good faith in contract law
      globalisation of contract law
      Human Rights Act 1998
      3. Phenomena Of Agreement
      Introduction
      Offer and acceptance: offer
      Offer and acceptance: acceptance
      Termination of offer
      Constructing a contract
      Inchoate contracts
      Long-term relationships
      4. Consideration
      Function and definition
      Consideration
      -executory, executed, and past
      Consideration must move from the promisee
      Sufficiency of consideration
      5. Intention To Create Legal Relations
      Domestic agreements
      Commercial agreements
      6. Contents Of The Contract
      Express terms
      Implied terms
      relative importance of contractual terms
      Excluding and limiting terms
      Statutory provisions: Introduction
      Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
      Consumer Rights Act 2015
      7. Unenforceable Contracts
      History and policy of the Statute of Frauds
      Statute of Frauds, section 4, and Law of Property Act 1925, section 40
      Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989, section 2
      Other rules about form
      Writing, signature, and electronic commerce
      8. Mistake
      Introduction
      two categories of cases
      Documents mistakenly signed
      9. Misrepresentation, Duress, And Undue Influence
      Misrepresentation
      Duress and undue influence
      10. Contracts Rendered Void By Statute
      Wagering contracts
      Agreements prohibited by competition law
      11. Contracts Illegal By Statute Or At Common Law
      Contracts prohibited by statute
      Contracts illegal at common law on grounds of public policy
      consequence of illegality
      Proof of illegality
      12. Contracts Void At Common Law On Grounds Of Public Policy
      contracts described
      legal consequences
      13. Capacity Of Parties
      Minors
      Corporations
      Persons mentally disordered, and drunkards
      14. Privity Of Contract
      doctrine of privity of contract
      Qualifications to doctrine
      Enforcement by promisee
      Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
      Attempts to impose liabilities upon strangers
      15. Privity Of Contract Under The Law Of Agency
      place of agency in English law
      Formation of agency
      Position of principal and agent with regard to third parties
      Unauthorised acts of the agent
      Termination of agency
      16. Voluntary Assignment Of Contractual Rights And Liabilities
      assignment of contractual rights
      assignment of contractual liabilities
      17. Involuntary Assignment Of Contractual Rights And Liabilities
      18. Performance And Breach
      Introduction
      order of performance
      Excuses for non-performance
      Can a party who does not perform perfectly claim payment or performance from the other party?
      Can an innocent party who has paid in advance recover his payment in the event of a failure of perfect performance?
      Can the innocent party terminate the contract?
      What is the effect of a repudiation or a fundamental breach?
      effect of discharging the contract for a bad reason, when a good reason also exists
      Some possible special cases
      Contractual provisions for termination
      Stipulations as to time
      Tender of performance
      19. Discharge By Agreement
      Changing the contract
      Bilateral discharge
      Unilateral discharge
      20. Discharge Under The Doctrine Of Frustration
      Nature and rationale of the doctrine
      Operation of the doctrine
      Effect of the doctrine
      21. Remedies For Breach Of Contract
      Introduction
      Damages
      Specific performance
      Extinction of remedies.
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