Book description
Contract: Cases and Materials,
11th edition provides students with essential resources for studying
contract law in Australia. Contemporary cases which continue to shape
contract law have been included in this new edition, while historically
important cases have been retained to ensure students have a full picture of
the law of contract as it stands today.
Updated to reflect the new developments included in Principles of
Contract Law, 3rd edition, significant new cases discussed in Contract: Cases and Materials,11th edition include:
- Butcher v Lachlan Elder Realty Pty Ltd (2004) (misleading and deceptive
conduct); - Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] (the effect of
signature);
- Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas (2004) (construing a contract);
- Ringrow Pty Ltd v BP Australia Pty Ltd (2005) (penalties);
- MK & JA Roche Pty Ltd v Metro Edgley (2005) (void or voidable contracts);
- Houghton v Arms (2006) (employee acting on behalf of a corporate
employer);
- Stuart Pty Limited v Condor Commercial Insulation Pty Limited [2006]
(remoteness);
- Koompahtoo Local Aboriginal Council v Sanpine Pty Ltd (2007) (doctrine of
innominate terms); and
- Lumbers v W Cook Builders Pty Ltd (in liquidation) (2008) (quantum meruit).
The structure and content of Contract: Cases and Materials, 11th
edition reflects the way contract law is taught in Australian undergraduate
law courses. Students will find it ideally suited to their course
requirements.
About the author
Jeannie Paterson is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of
Law, Monash University.
Andrew Robertson is Professor of Law, the University of
Melbourne.
Arlen Duke is a Lecturer at Melbourne Law School, the University
of Melbourne.
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