Product Description

The Law of Contract, now in its eleventh edition, is well established as the most thorough and perceptive treatment of contract law for students and as a source of reference for practitioners. The latest edition of Treitel explains and analyses the law of contract, and provides a detailed and clear examination of many areas of controversy and difficulty. The text has been extensively rewritten to take account of more than 350 new cases and of much new legislation. The most significant of the new developments include: * Discussion of a number of important decisions of the House of Lords such as Royal Bank of Scotland v Etridge on undue influence, Equitable Life v Hyman on implied terms and Director General of Fair Trading v First National Bank on unfair terms in consumer contracts * Among decisions of the lower courts, the most significant are The Great Peace which has led to a reconsideration of the text dealing with the effect of mistake in equity, and Baird Textile Holdings v Marks & Spencer plc which raises many issues of contractual intention, consideration and estoppel * Legislative changes include The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, The Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 and The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34840 in Books
• Published on: 2003-07-24
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 1200 pages

Review
I strongly recommend this book to students and practitioners alike. In the few days since I have had my copy, I have found it invaluable in my practice.....stimulating and comprehensiveThe best heavyweight textbook.

About the Author
Penelope Kent is Principal Lecturer in Law at Middlesex University Business School

Customer Reviews

Without a doubt, the best book on contract law out there
This book will not appeal to those who simply want a quick pass in a contract law exam, instead its aimed at those who want a thorough understanding of the subject. The immense detail and breadth of research, coupled with Treitel's logical lines of argument will ensure that this book equips you with a degree of knowledge normally attribututed to your lecturer. Despite debates surrounding its accessibility, I am nevertheless of the view that the book remains the bible of contract law for undergraduate studies.

must have
this is an excellent book for students of law and practioners. Yes, it is complicated and at times difficult. Perhaps this is because the book is written for those students who wish to attain a first or high 2-1 and as a first port of call to practioners. There are other books on Contract Law (and for practioners Chitty on Contract is the best all rounder) but for students of the top rank there is only one book to buy -it is without doubt Tritel.

The last great contract law treatise?
Treitel's 'The Law of Contract' is a classic. Perhaps it will be the last of the great treatises on English contract law, coming from a tradition beginning with Powell's Essay upon the Law of Contracts and Agreements at the end of the eighteenth century, through writers such as Anson and Leake in the nineteenth and ultimately to Treitel in the last quarter of the twentieth century. Quote Treitel and people listen. The fashion has now changed and contract books now contain extracts from cases to save the casual reader an excursion to the library or logging onto Lexis or Westlaw. They are none the worse for this. Ewan McKendrick's book on English contract law is highly recommendable. For those that prefer a historical approach to their contract law, David Ibbetson's 'Introduction to the Law of Obligations' is a superb treatment of the subject. Both McKendrick and Ibbetson are probably more accessible to undergraduates than Treitel. However, as a student advances in his or her understanding of English contract law and is able include the likes of Brian Simpson and Patrick Atiyah within the theories that they are familiar with, having a copy of Treitel to hand, if only to see what the old master has to say on the topic under consideration, is invaluable.

A practical example, on recently looking at the doctrine of consideration, I went through a number of standard textbooks on English contract law to see what they had to say about Rann v. Hughes and was amazed to see how few included it. Of course, it was in Treitel - I should have looked there first.