Includes:

Cases & Materials on Contract Law in Australia, 8th edition

The 8th edition of J W Carter, Cases and Materials on Contract Law in Australia is the first to be published by J W Carter Publishing Pty Ltd and also the first to be published in colour.

This outstanding resource offers explanatory commentary on the key principles of contract law and carefully selected extracts from leading cases, relevant legislation and secondary sources. New features of the 8th edition are:

• UPDATED statutory extracts, including for the Australian Consumer Law;
• NEW case extracts, including Jonval Builders Pty Ltd v Commissioner for Fair Trading (2020) (misleading or deceptive conduct), Stubbings v Jams 2 Pty Ltd (2022) (unconscionable conduct) and Mann v Paterson Constructions (2019) (restitution);
• REVISED commentary on the extracts, incorporating quotations from important cases decided since the 7th ed, including QNI Resources Pty Ltd v North Queensland Pipeline No 1 Pty Ltd (2022), Chevron (TAPL) Pty Ltd v Pilbara Iron Company (Services) Pty Ltd (2021), Realestate.com.au Pty Ltd v Hardingham (2022) and Nitopi v Nitopi (2022);
• reading lists have been UPDATED AND EXPANDED — introductory reading is now also included; and
• NEW SECTION devoted to essay questions in the problem questions and answers chapter.

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Contract Law in Australia, 8th edition

As in previous editions, Contract Law in Australia bridges the gap between students and practitioners with in-depth analysis of contract law in an ordered and direct presentation that combines detailed discussion of the key cases with extensive citations of secondary literature.

Features of the 8th edition include:

• analysis of a dozen new High Court cases, including:
  • Pipikos v Trayans
  • Stubbings v Jams 2 Pty Ltd
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Kobelt
  • Price v Spoor
  • Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd
• discussion of potentially influential decisions of the UK Supreme Court, including:
  • Devani v Wells
  • MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd
  • Peninsula Securities Ltd v Dunnes Stores (Bangor) Ltd
  • Egon Zehnder Ltd v Tillman
• some 500 new case references, taking into account decisions of other courts
• revision of all chapters, many substantially, particularly chs 9, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 38
• relevant statutory revisions incorporated, including amendments to s 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) and the Australian Consumer Law (such as the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth))
• current to December 2022.