"[This book] introduces the reader to a number of ideas and issues that underlie the English law of contract ... Taking as its starting point the role contract

This book introduces the reader to a number of ideas and issues that underlie the English law of contract-an area of law that is often regarded as forbiddingly

Contract Law in Perspective complements 'black letter' treatments of contract by looking at legal doctrine and statutes in their social, political and economic

Contract law allows parties to set their own rules within constraints. It provides a set of default rules and if the parties do not like them, they can change t

'Students will find this work stimulating, engaging and enlightening. Practitioners in commercial law will find nuanced and insightful articulations of their st