Table of Contents

1: Introduction
Part 1: Formation of Contract
2: The agreement
3: Form
4: Consideration and promissory estoppel
Part 2: Contents of the Contract
5: The terms of the contract
6: Exemption clauses and unfair terms
Part 3: Factors Tending to Defeat Contractual Liability
7: Incapacity
8: Mistake
9: Misrepresentation and non-disclosure
10: Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains
11: Illegality
Part 4: Performance and Discharge
12: Performance
13: Discharge by agreement
14: Discharge by frustration
15: Discharge for breach
16: Discharge by operation of law
Part 5: Remedies for Breach of Contract
17: Damages
18: Specific remedies
19: Restitutionary awards
20: Limitation of actions
Part 6: Limits of the Contractual Obligation
21: Third parties
22: Assignment
23: Agency

About the Author

Sir Jack Beatson FBA is a former Lord Justice of Appeal and Rouse Ball Professor of English Law, University of Cambridge; and is a Visiting Professor, University of Oxford Andrew Burrows FBA, QC (Hon) is Professor of the Law of England and Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford, and (as of June 2, 2020) he has been appointed a Justice of the UK Supreme Court John Cartwright is Emeritus Professor of the Law of Contract, University of Oxford

Reviews

`Anson remains a classicthe place to go for a clear and compelling overview of any contract doctrine.'
Dr Nick Sage, Assistant Professor of Law, LSE
`A classical textbook in the area of contract law of outstanding clarity and precision.'
Dr Anca Chirita, Assistant Professor of Competition Law, University of Durham