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Cheshire and Fifoot Law of Contract Eleventh Australian Edition Australian Editions First edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, 1966 Second edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, 1969 Third edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, 1974 Fourth edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, assisted by N C Seddon, 1981 Fifth edition — J G Starke QC, N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 1988 Sixth edition — J G Starke QC, N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 1992 Seventh edition — N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 1997 Eighth edition — N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 2002 Ninth edition – N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 2008 Tenth edition – N C Seddon, R A Bigwood and M P Ellinghaus, 2012 Cheshire and Fifoot Law of Contract Eleventh Australian Edition N C Seddon LLB (Hons) (Melb), B Phil (Oxon), PhD (ANU) Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Courts of Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory Counsel, Ashurst Honorary Professor, College of Law, The Australian National University R A Bigwood LLB (Hons) (Auckland), PhD (ANU), LLD (Auckland) Professor of Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand and the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory LexisNexis Butterworths Australia 2017 LexisNexis AUSTRALIA LexisNexis Butterworths 475–495 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067 On the internet at: www.lexisnexis.com.au ARGENTINA LexisNexis Argentina, BUENOS AIRES AUSTRIA LexisNexis Verlag ARD Orac GmbH & Co KG, VIENNA BRAZIL LexisNexis Latin America, SAO PAULO CANADA LexisNexis Canada, Markham, ONTARIO CHILE LexisNexis Chile, SANTIAGO CHINA LexisNexis China, BEIJING, SHANGHAI CZECH REPUBLIC Nakladatelství Orac sro, PRAGUE FRANCE LexisNexis SA, PARIS GERMANY LexisNexis Germany, FRANKFURT HONG KONG LexisNexis Hong Kong, HONG KONG HUNGARY HVG-Orac, BUDAPEST INDIA LexisNexis, NEW DELHI ITALY Dott A Giuffrè Editore SpA, MILAN JAPAN LexisNexis Japan KK, TOKYO KOREA LexisNexis, SEOUL MALAYSIA LexisNexis Malaysia Sdn Bhd, PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR NEW ZEALAND LexisNexis, WELLINGTON POLAND Wydawnictwo Prawnicze LexisNexis, WARSAW SINGAPORE LexisNexis, SINGAPORE SOUTH AFRICA LexisNexis Butterworths, DURBAN SWITZERLAND Staempfli Verlag AG, BERNE TAIWAN LexisNexis, TAIWAN UNITED KINGDOM LexisNexis UK, LONDON, EDINBURGH USA LexisNexis Group, New York, NEW YORK LexisNexis, Miamisburg, OHIO National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Creator: Seddon, Nicholas. Title: Cheshire & Fifoot law of contract. Edition: 11th edition. ISBN: 9780409343977 (hbk). 9780409343960 (pbk). 9780409343984 (ebk). Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Contracts — Australia. Other Creators/Contributors: Bigwood, R. A. Cheshire, G. C. (Geoffrey Chevalier), 1886– 1978. Fifoot, C. H. S. (Cecil Herbert Stuart), 1899– 1975. © 2017 Reed International Books Australia Pty Limited trading as LexisNexis. Eighth edition 2002; Ninth edition 2008; Tenth edition 2012. This book is copyright. Except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of this publication may be reproduced by any process, electronic or otherwise, without the specific written permission of the copyright owner. Neither may information be stored electronically in any form whatsoever without such permission. Inquiries should be addressed to the publishers. Typeset in Optima and Sabon. Printed in China. Visit LexisNexis Butterworths at www.lexisnexis.com.au Contents Preface Cases Statutes PART I Overview of the Law of Contract Chapter 1 Overview of Contract Law Introduction Elements of Liability for Breach of Contract Unconscionability Formation of Contracts Breach Construction of Contracts Excuses Misrepresentation and Misleading Conduct Mistake Duress and Undue Influence Unconscionable Dealing and Unconscionable Conduct Informality Incapacity Illegality and Public Policy Termination of Contracts Remedies Specific Performance and Injunction Unconscionability and Remedies PART II Contract Formation Chapter 2 Estoppel The Importance of Estoppel The Overarching Estoppel Theory The Impact of Estoppel in the Law of Contract Chapter 3 Agreement — Offer and Acceptance Introduction Offer and Acceptance Offer Acceptance Termination of Offer Chapter 4 Consideration Function and Definition Consideration Must Move from the Promisee What Does and Does Not Constitute a Good Consideration in Law Chapter 5 Intention to Create Legal Relations Introduction Domestic and Social Agreements Agreements within Clubs, Unincorporated Associations and Political Parties Commercial Agreements Government Transactions Chapter 6 Uncertainty Introduction Types of Uncertainty Chapter 7 Privity of Contract The Privity Rule The Effect of the Rule Exceptions to the Privity Rule Evasions of the Privity Rule Chapter 8 Assignment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities The Voluntary Assignment of Contractual Rights The Voluntary Assignment of Contractual Obligations The Involuntary Assignment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities PART III Breach and Construction Chapter 9 Breach Chapter 10 Construction of Contracts General Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence Actual Terms — Incorporation Actual Terms — Interpretation Implied Terms Terms Limiting Liability PART IV Excuses Chapter 11 Misrepresentation and Misleading Conduct Introduction and Overview Rescission for Actionable Misrepresentation under the General Law Damages Misleading or Deceptive Conduct Chapter 12 Mistake Introduction Common Mistake Mutual and Unilateral Mistake Chapter 13 Duress Chapter 14 Undue Influence Establishing Undue Influence The Yerkey v Jones Principle Chapter 15 Unconscionable Conduct Introduction Unconscionable Dealing in Equity Statutory Unconscionability Chapter 16 Formalities History and Policy of the Statute of Frauds The Statute of Frauds: Section 4 Sale of Goods Chapter 17 Incapacity Minors Persons Mentally Disabled and Drunkards Married Women Corporations Unincorporated Associations The Crown Chapter 18 Illegal Contracts General Contracts Illegal by Legislation Contracts Against Public Policy Effect of Illegality PART V Termination Chapter 19 Termination by Frustration Basic Principles Application
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