Publisher's Synopsis
This introduction to legal method and the foundations for tackling contract law exposes students to the full complexities of the modern law and to current legal thought.;This edition has been updated in the light of recent developments in case law and new legislation. It includes the EC Directive on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts, further judicial clarification of the scope of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the recent decison of the House of Lords in "Tinsley v Milligan". It also includes important Privy Council decisions on penalty clauses and the recovery of deposits. Antony Downes is also the author of "The Legal Control of Mergers in the European Communities".
