Table Of ContentCheshire and Fifoot
Law of Contract
Eleventh Australian Edition
Australian Editions
First edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, 1966
Second edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, 1969
Third edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, 1974
Fourth edition — J G Starke QC and P F P Higgins, assisted by N C
Seddon, 1981
Fifth edition — J G Starke QC, N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 1988
Sixth edition — J G Starke QC, N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 1992
Seventh edition — N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 1997
Eighth edition — N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 2002
Ninth edition – N C Seddon and M P Ellinghaus, 2008
Tenth edition – N C Seddon, R A Bigwood and M P Ellinghaus, 2012
Cheshire and Fifoot
Law of Contract
Eleventh Australian Edition
N C Seddon
LLB (Hons) (Melb), B Phil (Oxon), PhD (ANU)
Barrister and Solicitor, Supreme Courts of Victoria and the
Australian Capital Territory Counsel, Ashurst
Honorary Professor, College of Law, The Australian National
University
R A Bigwood
LLB (Hons) (Auckland), PhD (ANU), LLD (Auckland)
Professor of Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of
Queensland
Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand and the
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
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National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry
Creator: Seddon, Nicholas.
Title: Cheshire & Fifoot law of contract.
Edition: 11th edition.
ISBN: 9780409343977 (hbk).
9780409343960 (pbk).
9780409343984 (ebk).
Notes: Includes index.
Subjects: Contracts — Australia.
Other Creators/Contributors: Bigwood, R. A.
Cheshire, G. C. (Geoffrey Chevalier), 1886–
1978.
Fifoot, C. H. S. (Cecil Herbert Stuart), 1899–
1975.
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Contents
Preface
Cases
Statutes
PART I Overview of the Law of Contract
Chapter 1 Overview of Contract Law
Introduction
Elements of Liability for Breach of Contract
Unconscionability
Formation of Contracts
Breach
Construction of Contracts
Excuses
Misrepresentation and Misleading Conduct
Mistake
Duress and Undue Influence
Unconscionable Dealing and Unconscionable Conduct
Informality
Incapacity
Illegality and Public Policy
Termination of Contracts
Remedies
Specific Performance and Injunction
Unconscionability and Remedies
PART II Contract Formation
Chapter 2 Estoppel
The Importance of Estoppel
The Overarching Estoppel Theory
The Impact of Estoppel in the Law of Contract
Chapter 3 Agreement — Offer and Acceptance
Introduction
Offer and Acceptance
Offer
Acceptance
Termination of Offer
Chapter 4 Consideration
Function and Definition
Consideration Must Move from the Promisee
What Does and Does Not Constitute a Good Consideration in Law
Chapter 5 Intention to Create Legal Relations
Introduction
Domestic and Social Agreements
Agreements within Clubs, Unincorporated Associations and Political
Parties
Commercial Agreements
Government Transactions
Chapter 6 Uncertainty
Introduction
Types of Uncertainty
Chapter 7 Privity of Contract
The Privity Rule
The Effect of the Rule
Exceptions to the Privity Rule
Evasions of the Privity Rule
Chapter 8 Assignment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities
The Voluntary Assignment of Contractual Rights
The Voluntary Assignment of Contractual Obligations
The Involuntary Assignment of Contractual Rights and Liabilities
PART III Breach and Construction
Chapter 9 Breach
Chapter 10 Construction of Contracts
General
Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence
Actual Terms — Incorporation
Actual Terms — Interpretation
Implied Terms
Terms Limiting Liability
PART IV Excuses
Chapter 11 Misrepresentation and Misleading Conduct
Introduction and Overview
Rescission for Actionable Misrepresentation under the General Law
Damages
Misleading or Deceptive Conduct
Chapter 12 Mistake
Introduction
Common Mistake
Mutual and Unilateral Mistake
Chapter 13 Duress
Chapter 14 Undue Influence
Establishing Undue Influence
The Yerkey v Jones Principle
Chapter 15 Unconscionable Conduct
Introduction
Unconscionable Dealing in Equity
Statutory Unconscionability
Chapter 16 Formalities
History and Policy of the Statute of Frauds
The Statute of Frauds: Section 4
Sale of Goods
Chapter 17 Incapacity
Minors
Persons Mentally Disabled and Drunkards
Married Women
Corporations
Unincorporated Associations
The Crown
Chapter 18 Illegal Contracts
General
Contracts Illegal by Legislation
Contracts Against Public Policy
Effect of Illegality
PART V Termination
Chapter 19 Termination by Frustration
Basic Principles
Application
