'This student-friendly text covers all key topics in a simple, concise manner and includes many useful pedagogical features.' Andrea Cerevkova, Senior Lecturer, Edge Hill University 'An engaging and well-presented textbook which is particularly suitable for our LLB students.' Jeanette Ashton, Lecturer, University of Brighton 'A useful and student-friendly text.' Judith Tillson, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire University 'A very helpful book which I've recommended to colleagues.' Gwilym Owen, Lecturer, Bangor University Elliott and Quinn's Contract Law provides an accessible introduction to the essential concepts of this core subject, and continues to be the book of choice for undergraduate students year after year. Written in the authors' trademark clear and engaging style, the book lucidly presents the fundamentals of the law and also introduces critical and contextual analysis to help you start to develop your own critique and deepen your understanding of the law of contract. The authors also use a range of tools to help you get to grips with the subject more quickly and to reinforce your understanding: key case boxes, which help you identify and remember the leading cases and rulings in contract law; topical issue boxes, which help you see the law working in a real-life context; and diagrams which help you visualise complex legal processes. Fully updated, this tenth edition includes new coverage of: · moves to consolidate consumer legislation; · Law Commission proposal for pre-nuptial agreements; · the contractual implications of high-profile frauds, including the horsemeat scandal and deceptive prize draws.
Catherine Elliott is a qualified barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law at City University, London. She has extensive experience of teaching law. Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist with a particular interest in, and experience of, the law.