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.

CONTENTS
Part I Introduction
The Nature of Contract. The Place of Contract within Private Law.
Part II Formation
Agreement. Consideration. Intention. Certainty. Formalities. Capacity.
Part III Detrimental Reliance and Unjust Enrichment
Estoppel. Restitution.
Part IV Parties
Privity.
Part V Express Terms
Identifying The Express Terms. Construing The Terms. Extrinsic Evidence.
Part VI Gap Filling
Implied Terms. The Implied Duty Of Good Faith. Frustration.
Part VII Performance and Breach
Part VIII Termination
Termination By Agreement. Failure Of A Contingent Condition. Termination For Breach. Termination For Repudiation. Termination For Delay. Consequences Of Affirmation Or Termination
Restrictions.
Part IX Remedies For Breach
 The Measure Of Damages. Limitations On The Award Of Damages. Liquidated Damages And Penalties. Actions For Debt. Specific Performance And Injunctions.
Part X Vitiating Factors
A Misinformation:  Mistake. Misrepresentation. Misleading And Deceptive Conduct.
B Abuse Of Power: Duress. Undue Influence. Unconscionable Dealing. Impropriety By Third Parties. Statutory Unconscionability And Unfair Terms.
C Remedies: Rescission.
D Illegality: Contracts Prohibited By Statute. Contracts Prohibited At Common Law. The Consequences Of Illegality. Reform Of Illegal Contracts Law.

Appendix: The Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth).

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