The Modern Law of Contract - Softcover

Stone, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859418821 ISBN 13: 9781859418826

Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish, 2005

Synopsis

The Modern Law of Contract builds on the success of the popular Principles of Contract Law. Taking account of a variety of theoretical approaches: economic, sociological and empirical, the book combines meticulous examination of authorities and commentary with a modern and contextual approach.

The range of material covered, combined with an accessible style, means that this book meets the needs of all undergraduate contract courses, enabling students to gain a profound understanding of this pivotal field. It will also be useful for students studying contract law as part of another discipline.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard Stone has over 25 years experience as a teacher and examiner in the law of contract. He is Professor of Law at the University of Lincoln, and is also a Visiting Professor at University College Northampton.

Review:

The sixth edition of The Modern Law of Contract by Richard Stone was published in the summer in good time for tutors to consider its merits for the new academic year. The text book market is a very crowded one and some might legitimately argue that it is saturated; however, this established text continues to improve with each edition...The aim of the book is stated to "provide a comprehensive but readable account" of the modern law of contract. It does this in a very clear, uncomplicated, writing style and this makes the subject accessible to the reader. One of the great strengths of this book is that the adopted style is not at the expense of detail and analysis. Furthermore, the layout of the text is also to be commended, as the narrative is continuous and free of the recent trend to include flowcharts, boxes, coloured text and "test yourself" type questions...Richard Stone's book is a comprehensive yet concise account of the law of contract and from my own experience it works well as the recommended core text. The aim of the book has been achieved and the result is a very readable account of the law that is both rigorous and challenging. As with any academic book, one may argue about the place of certain topics and the treatment of certain cases, but this should not detract from its overall strengths, which are its style, clarity of writing and content. The Law Teacher, Volume 39, Number 3, 2005. Chris Shepherd, London South Bank University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1859418821
• ISBN 13: 9781859418826
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560