Chitty on Contracts

Chitty on Contracts is one of the leading textbooks covering English contract law. The textbook is now in its 35th edition. The first editors were Joseph Chitty the Younger and Thompson Chitty, sons of Joseph Chitty.^[1]

Contents

Volume I – General Principles

• Part I – Introduction
• Part 2 – Formation of Contract
  • Chapter 2 – The Agreement, Chapter 3 – Consideration, Chapter 4 – Form, Chapter 5 – Mistake, Chapter 6 – Misrepresentation, Chapter 7 – Duress and Undue Influence
• Part 3 – Capacity of Parties
  • Chapter 8 – Personal Incapacity, Chapter 9 – Corporations and Unincorporated Associations, Chapter 10 – The Crown, Public Authorities and the European Union, Chapter 11 – Political Immunity and Incapacity
• Part 4 – The Terms of Contract
  • Chapter 12 – Express Terms, Chapter 13 – Implied Terms, Chapter 14 – Exemption Clauses, Chapter 15 – Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts
• Part 5 – Illegality and Public Policy:
  • Chapter 16 – Illegality and Public Policy
• Part 6 – Joint Obligations, Third Parties, and Assignment
  • Chapter 17 – Joint Obligations, Chapter 18 – Third Parties, Chapter 19 – Assignment, Chapter 20 – Death and Bankruptcy
• Part 7 – Performance and Discharge
  • Chapter 21 – Performance, Chapter 22 – Discharge By Agreement, Chapter 23 – Discharge By Frustration, Chapter 24 – Discharge By Breach, Chapter 25 – Other Modes of Discharge
• Part 8 – Remedies for Breach of Contract
  • Chapter 26 – Damages, Chapter 27 – Specific Performance and Injunction, Chapter 28 – Limitation of Actions
• Part 9 – Restitution
• Part 10 – Conflict of Laws

Volume II – Specific Contracts

• Chapter 31 – Agency
• Chapter 32 – Arbitration
• Chapter 33 – Bailment
• Chapter 34 – Bills of Exchange and Banking
• Chapter 35 – Carriage By Air
• Chapter 36 – Carriage By Land
• Chapter 37 – Construction Contracts
• Chapter 38 – Credit and Security
• Chapter 39 – Employment
• Chapter 40 – Gambling Contracts
• Chapter 41 – Insurance
• Chapter 42 – Restrictive Agreements and Competition
• Chapter 43 – Sale of Goods
• Chapter 44 – Suretyship

Editions

See also

• English contract law

References

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• P H D (1938) 6 Cambridge Law Journal 470
• H Barnes (1956) 14 Cambridge Law Journal 127
• J C Smith (1962) 20 Cambridge Law Journal 262
• L S Sealy, "Book Reviews" (1970) 28 Cambridge Law Journal 159
• Gareth Jones (1978) 37 Cambridge Law Journal 346
• S M Woodward (1984) 43 Cambridge Law Journal 201
• Richard Hooley (2000) 59 Cambridge Law Journal 618
• R S T Chorley (1938) 1 Modern Law Review 329
• L C B G (1949) 12 Modern Law Review 149
• J Unger (1956) 19 Modern Law Review 450
• Ewan McKendrick, "Reviews" (1991) 54 Modern Law Review 162
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• S F Sommerfeld (1949) 8 University of Toronto Law Journal 165
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• Chin Tet Yung (1985) 27 Malaya Law Review 470
• "Law Library" (1896) 101 The Law Times 378 (15 August 1896)

Notes

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