Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials

The fourth edition of Ewan McKendrick's Contract Law: Text, Cases, and Materials provides a complete guide to the subject in a single volume, containing everything needed for the study of contract law at undergraduate level.

Written by an experienced author and leading authority in the field, this is a popular text with students and lecturers alike.

The book comprises a unique balance of 40% text to 60% cases and materials, combining the best features of a textbook with those of a traditional casebook. The author's clear explanations and analyses of the law provide invaluable support to students, while the extracts from cases and materials promote the development of essential case reading skills and allow for a more detailed appreciation of the practical workings of the law, and of the best legal scholarship.

Online Resource Centre

The book is supported by an Online Resource Centre containing updates to the law, useful web links, and extra materials linked to the book. Lecturers have access to a test bank of multiple choice questions and answers.

Ewan McKendrick is Herbert Smith Professor of English Private Law, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and a fellow of Lady Margaret Hall. He is a barrister at 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn, London, and has published widely in the areas of contract law, commercial law, and tort law. He is one of the editors of Chitty on Contracts.