Ewan McKendrick KC (Hon) is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Oxford, UK, and Professor of Anglo-American Private Law at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands.

A great textbook providing a comprehensive account of English contract law.

• 1. Introduction and Overview2. The Scope, Basis and the Global Impact of the Law of ContractPart I: The Formation and Scope of a Contract 3. Agreement: Clearing the Ground 4. Offer and Acceptance 5. Certainty and Agreement Mistakes6. Consideration and Form7. Intention to Create Legal Relations8. Third Party RightsPart II: The Content of a Contract9. What is a Term?10. The Identification and Incorporation of Contract Terms11. Interpretation, Implication and Rectification12. The Classification of Contractual Terms13. Exclusion ClausesPart III: Policing the Contract 14. A Duty to Disclose Material Facts?15. Misrepresentation16. Common Mistake and Frustration17. Illegality18. Capacity19. Duress, Undue Influence and Inequality of Bargaining Power20. Good Faith21. Unfair Terms in Consumer ContractsPart IV: Performance, Discharge and Remedies for Breach of Contract 22. Performance and Discharge of the Contract23. Breach of Contract24. Damages for Breach of Contract25. Obtaining an Adequate Remedy