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Law of Contract is well established as a concise, clear and up-to-date explanation of the main principles of contract law. The author presents the law in a readable and accessible form by setting out the general principles of the subject with reference to the leading and most recent cases. The fifth edition now fully incorporates discussion of the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, the main provisions of which have been dealt with in Bill form in previous editions. The author also discusses the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999, which address some of the criticisms made of the 1994 regulations. In the area of illegality, the section on contracts in restraint of trade has been redrafted to take into the account the changes wrought by the Competition Act 1998. In the area of mistake, commentary is now included on Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington London Borough Council and the overturning decision in Kleinwort Benson v Lincoln City Council. The first case arising from the Kleinwort decision, Nurdin and Peacock plc v D B Ramsden and Co Ltd, is also analysed. In the area of undue influence, the author focusses his analysis on the decision in Barclays Bank v Coleman in which what was formerly regarded as the fundamental requirement of manifest disadvantage in undue influence has been questioned. In the area of exception to privity, the analysis of Dunlop v Lambert has been broadened and deepened, and the House of Lords' decision in Alfred McAlpine v Panatown has been commented on. In the area of sale of goods, the author also analyses the effect of the Court of Appeal decision in Rogers v Stevenson. Each chapter includes extensive details of recommended further reading, referencing other law books, cases, and articles in a variety of legal journals. These sections are designed to encourage a more complete understanding of the wider issues that surround this increasingly complex subject.Paul Richards is a Principal Lecturer in Law at the University of Huddersfield. He has many years' experience as a lecturer in contract, land law and trusts, and is an examiner and moderator for various bodies.About this seriesThe accessible and readable books in this series are written for law students for the foundation subjects required on law degrees and on postgraduate common professional examination courses. Ideal for part-time and distance-learning courses as well as modularised traditional courses, the books are intended to be used in conjunction with other sources, such as law reports and case books.Other titles currently available in this seriesConstitutional and Administrative Law - Criminal Law - Law of the European Community - Land Law - Law of Tort - Trusts and EquityLongman a Pearson Education company CWS logo0 582 43817 9