Product Description

Written in plain English and updated to reflect the current state of the law, Introduction to Contracts, 5th Edition demystifies contract law without resorting to legalese, extensive and often confusing case analysis, and lengthy case citations. Ideal for law students as well as non-commercial lawyers, this book offers a big-picture overview of how contract law functions in Canada’s common law jurisdictions and how it relates to other areas of law, such as torts and restitution.

Accessible, Comprehensive and Up-To-Date
Divided into five sections, this resource starts with a general overview of contract law and then covers the lifecycle of a contract:

• The elements necessary for the formation of a contract
• The legal mechanism for the enforcement of the promises contained in the contract, including who can enforce them and how
• The content and discharge of the contract, including the categorization and analysis of the terms
• Reasons and ways to challenge or contest the contract, including a discussion of the possible results of doing so
• Remedies available when the obligations in the contract remain in place but are not performed by one of the parties

What's New In This Edition

• Addresses a number of recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions and the significant changes to the law on good faith and the duty of honest performance, unconscionability and intention to create legal relations
• The chapter on Frustration considers the possible impact of a pandemic on a contract
• The chapters on Determining the Terms of the Contract and on Illegality have been thoroughly revised

Table of Contents

 INTRODUCTION
 
 PART I: FORMATION
 CHAPTER 1: OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
 CHAPTER 2: CONSENSUS
 CHAPTER 3: INTENTION TO CREATE LEGAL RELATIONS
 CHAPTER 4: CERTAINTY
 CHAPTER 5: ESTOPPEL IN CONTRACT FORMATION
 
 PART II: ENCORCING PROMISES
 CHAPTER 6: PRIVITY
 CHAPTER 7: CONSDIERATION AND SEALED PROMISES: ENFORCING PROMISES THROUGH CONTRACT
 CHAPTER 8: VARIATION AND ENFORCEMENT THROUGH NON-CONTRACT DOCTRINES: ESTOPPEL, ELECTION AND ABANDONMENT
 
 PART III: THE CONTENT AND DISCHARGE OF THE CONTRACT
 CHAPTER 9: DETERMINING THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT
 CHAPTER 10: CATEGORIZING TERMS
 CHAPTER 11: DUTIES IMPOSED BY LAW
 CHAPTER 12: STANDARD FORM CONTRACTS AND EXEMPTION CLAUSES
 CHAPTER 13: DISCHARGE OF THE CONTRACT
 
 PART IV: CONTESTING THE CONTRACT
 CHAPTER 14: CAPACITY
 CHAPTER 15: MISREPRESENTATION
 CHAPTER 16: MISTAKE
 CHAPTER 17: PROTECTION OF WEAKER PARTIES
 CHAPTER 18: ILLEGALITY
 CHAPTER 19: FRUSTRATION
 CHAPTER 20: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS AND DELAY
 CHAPTER 21: THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCCESSFULLY CONTESTING THE CONTRACT: ELIMINATING OR LATERING THE CONTRACT
 
 PART V: REMEDIES
 CHAPTER 22: TERMINATION FOR BREACH
 CHAPTER 23: DAMAGES AND OTHER MONEY CLAIMS
 CHAPTER 24: EQUITABLE REMEDIES
 
 INDEX