An Introduction to the Law of Contract

This edition provides a completely up-to-date and enhanced coverage of the law of contract with a continued emphasis on explaining how the courts apply the law in practice in the cases before them. It remains an easy to read, easy to understand text and reference book – especially for students encountering the law of contract for the first time and incorporates all the major changes since 2017 – including the High Court’s decisions in: Pipikos v Trayans – part performance; Ecosse Property Holdings Pty Ltd v Gee Dee Nominees Pty Ltd and Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd – construction of contracts; Victoria v Tatts Group Ltd – ambiguity; Thorne v Kennedy – undue influence and unconscionability; ASIC v Kobelt – statutory unconscionability; Moore v Scenic Tours Pty Ltd – damages for disappointment and distress; Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd – quantum meruit; and Berry v CCL Secure Pty Ltd – causation and calculation of damages. Other Federal, state and territory courts decisions are also included in areas as diverse as: privity of contract...