Contract Formation: Law and Practice

Synopsis

This New And Updated Edition Provides A Scholarly And Practical Analysis Of The Legal Principles Which Govern The Formation Of Contracts In English Law, Offering Those Involved In Litigation And In Drafting Contracts A Guide To The Application Of Those Principles In Practice. The Book Comprehensively Reviews All The Classical Rules Governing Contract Formation With Extensive Coverage Of Difficult Areas Such As Certainty, Conditional Contracts, Good Faith Negotiations, Auctions, Tenders, On-line Contracting And The Assessment Of Conduct And Silence In Contract Formation. It Also Discusses The Efficacy, Problems And Rules Around Modern Contracting, In Particular The Use Of Heads Of Agreement, Letters Of Intent, Letters Of Comfort And The Methods Of Resolving A Battle Of The Forms. In This Second Edition A Chapter Has Been Added On Consideration And Estoppel. Although This Work Is Based On English Law, The Authors Draw Upon Decisions In Other Jurisdictions Such As Australia, Canada, The United States, Singapore And New Zealand, Where These Inform The Development Of Principles In English Law. Formation And The Concept Of Agreement -- Offers And Invitations To Treat -- Termination And Revocation Of Offers -- Acceptance -- Auctions And Tenders -- Problems Of Intention And Consideration In Online Transactions -- Letters Of Intent -- Practical Aspects Of Letters Of Intent -- Conditional Contracts -- Denial Of Legally Blinding Effect -- Certainty And Completeness -- Consideration -- Is There A Duty To Negotiate In Good Faith? -- Pre-contractual Liability. Michael Furmston, G.j. Tolhurst ; Contributor, Eliza Mik. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.