Davies on Contract is the ideal introduction to contract law, breaking the subject down into its component parts and providing a short and simple explanation of each key area. This edition has been extensively rewritten and restructured to reflect the changes in the way that contract law is presently taught, making it an ideal accompaniment to study. However, it retains the simplicity and accessibility of the existing text. The eighth edition includes coverage of the latest judicial decisions and the ways in which European law has influenced UK law.

'JC Smith's The Law of Contract' provides a superb overview of all the key areas of contract law making this book ideal for use on all undergraduate courses. A focus on key cases acts a springboard into analysis and critical discussion enabling students to really understand the fundamentals of the subject.

This text offers an in-depth examination of the law on government contracts and develops a challenging approach which views government contracts from a public law perspective as opposed to a matter for private law.

Many government bodies relate to each other through 'contracts'. These are not regulated or enforced by the law. Drawing on the results of a case-study of NHS contracts, this book identifies problems faced by the parties to internal government contracts.

The success of contract management is measured not by how well the contract was understood but by how successfully the goods and services were delivered. This book is dedicated to helping contract managers achieve that success.Contract Management for Non-Specialists, a Bite-Sized Business Book, is aimed at business managers, project managers and sales people who are engaged with clients delivering services and products within a contractual framework. In around forty pages it distils twenty years of experience of developing, negotiating and managing contracts, and it provides an introducction to contracts and managing them for non-lawyers. It is not designed to replace legal advice from qualified practitioners but will enable you to find your way round a contract, understand legal terms or find out what they mean, and allow you to have confidence in managing a contract either with a supplier or on behalf of a supplier. A contract is focused on payment for a promise - and this simple understanding will help you come to terms with the range of issues that you will have to contend with in contract management.This book and the role of the contract manager isn't about dispute resolution, but about dispute prevention or, at least, mitigation. Disputes will arise in any sale of products and services and knowing where they are likely to occur, and how to defuse them if you can't resolve them will be crucial. By reading this book, and then having it at your side, you will be able to understand how to read a contract actively - that is looking for the triggers, flash points and issues, and then manage it over the lifetime of the contract. It clears away some of the mysteries and the mystification that surrounds contracts and is focused on the practical steps you have to take, as a non-lawyer, to be fair, focused and effective.Like all Bite-Sized Books it is deliberately short and to the point, and because it is based on successful practical experience in business, it is there to help you understand not only what to do but why those actions are significant.Underpinning the aim of the book is a strategy of communication with your opposite number - the contract manager for the other party - and with your own company. It is an invaluable guide for all non-specialists and even if you have great experience in the field, you will find it insightful and supportive.

Freedom of contract is a great strength of English law: indeed it is a key reason why English law is often the law of choice. But the terms of commercial contracts often restrict freedom of action. This book considers such terms. Leading commentators take stock of recent developments such as increased reliance on good faith/discretion and the rise of smart contracts. Insodoing, they make original contributions to ongoing debates concerning the limits to parties' freedom of contract. This important subject will interest drafters of commercial contracts keen to ensure that contracts are clear and enforceable; litigators disputing the meaning, scope and validity of terms; and academics interested in the purpose and nature of the exercises involved.

Provides a short and simple explanation of each key area in contract law