Contract Law in Australia

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.