Carter on Contract is the most popular and authoritative contract service. First published over 20 years ago it covers the general law of contract, statutory incursions into the general law and related areas such as fraud, illegality and restitution. The work comprises 46 chapters divided into the following parts:

Part I – Introduction – Chapter 1
Part II – Agreement – Chapters 2-9
Part III – Terms of the Contract – Chapters 10-15
Part IV – Parties to the Contract – Chapters 16-18
Part V – Vitiating Factors – Chapters 19-26
Part VI – Illegality – Chapters 27-28
Part VII – Performance and Breach – Chapters 29-30
Part VIII – Discharge of Contract – Chapters 31-39
Part IX – Remedies – Chapters 40-46

Free-trial subscriptions will include, but may be limited to, Parts I and II.

Carter on Contract has been cited in decisions of all Australian superior courts, including the High Court. Its key features make it ideal for busy practitioners. These include:

• each chapter begins with a SYNOPSIS
• each major section of each chapter begins with a summary of the GENERAL PRINCIPLES with which the section is concerned
• most chapters end with CHECKLISTS or DRAFTING QUESTIONS
• most chapters signpost KEY CASES and PRACTICE POINTS
• some chapters include DRAFTING HINTS and SAMPLE CLAUSES
• extensive references are provided to secondary materials, including case notes and articles published in the Contract and Commercial Law Review (of which the author is the General Editor) and the Journal of Contract Law (for the period that the author was General Editor).

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