CONTRACT LAWFORMATION ANDVARIATION OFCONTRACTCONTRACT LAW LIBRARYProfessor John CartwrightNEWFormation and Variation of Contract setsout a high level analysis of the principlesgoverning the enforceability of the promisesmade in contracts, providing an in-depthresearch tool on this key area of contractlaw.It examines in detail formalities,consideration and promissory estoppel inrelation to both the formation and variationof contracts, explaining the historicaldevelopment of the legal principles, case lawand relevant legislation.The core focus is English law, but extensivecomparisons are made with civil law andother common law jurisdictions – notablyAustralia and the US – where the law in thisarea is significantly different, making itinvalauble for international contract work.• Helps practitioners apply principles whichare fundamental to whether a contract islegally effective or not• Goes through formalities, considerationand promissory estoppel in exhaustivedetail• Explores recent case law in-depth• Gives clear guidance on grey areasunresolved by case law• Highlights possible developments in thelaw offering scope for new arguments onbehalf of clients• Shows how lawyers from otherjurisdictions will have differentapproaches to the creation of enforceablecontractsCONTENTS: Introduction. Part One: ContractFormalities. The role of formality. Specificformalities: substantive conditions of a bindingcontract. Specific formalities: evidence. Ageneral formality: the deed Part Two: TheDoctrine Of Consideration. The historical andcomparative context. Consideration as acondition of existence of the contract.Consideration in the variation and discharge of acontract Part Three: Promissory Estoppel. Thetraditional role of promissory estoppel: variationof an existing obligation. The developing role ofpromissory estoppel: creation of a newobligation. Conclusions.JURISDICTION: United Kingdom, Commonwealth,UK Common Law based countriesDec-2012 978 1 847 03802 9<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 324939Hardback c. £155.00/ c. €197.00ILLEGALITY AND PUBLIC POLICYCONTRACT LAW LIBRARY2ND EDITIONProfessor Richard A BuckleyThis work analyses in detail those situationswhere a contract cannot be enforced because todo so would result either in an illegal act or beagainst public policy. Its incisive exploration of acomplex area helps practitioners find creativeways of using the field to their advantage.• Highlights potential novel arguments forchallenging and examining contracts• Analyses the difficult topic of statutoryprohibition of contracts• Considers the effect of criminal activityupon the enforceability of a contract• Deals with restraint of trade• Covers illegality and employment law• Examines relief from the consequences ofillegality• Includes worked examples grounding theoften elusive subject matter in practicalexperience• Explores Commonwealth case law,suggesting new solutions to problemsJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, Commonwealth,InternationalJun-2009 978 1 847 03296 6<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 229505Hardback £235.00/€299.00INTERNATIONALCONTRACT MANUAL2 RELEASES A YEAREditors: Jarno Vanto, Jessica Vanto andSieg EiselenConsultant Editor: Professor Albert KritzerThe International Contract Manual is anextensive five volume looseleaf covering themain areas of commercial contracting. Itprovides a practical analysis of the issuesinvolved in drafting cross-border commercialcontracts in over 30 countries and suppliesdetails on factors such as the commercialenvironment, laws affecting contracts, anddispute resolution.• Covers each part of a contract whennegotiating internationally• Features an exhaustive collection ofchecklists for drafting individual clauses• Includes a wide range of sample clauses• Gives national legal overviews of 33territories• Covers the CISG regime• Shows how to avoid and deal with problemsthat may ariseJURISDICTION: International978 1 847 03295 9<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 289695Looseleaf £749.00/€987.00Updating releases charged for on publicationTHE INTERPRETATIONOF CONTRACTSCONTRACT LAW LIBRARY5TH EDITIONLord Justice LewisonThis acclaimed work, frequently cited in court,provides clear, practical guidance for allsituations where practitioners are faced byquestions of contract interpretation, whetherthey are preparing, advising on or disputing anagreement. It helps practitioners challengecontracts successfully and explain theirinadequacies to clients.• Explains the principles that the courts use ininterpreting contracts• Goes through each possible area of disputein turn• Covers the developments in pre-contractualnegotiations rewritten in light of Chartbrook vPersimmon• Discussess important recent case law onimplied terms, blank spaces in contracts, therole of published precedents, and the maximnoscitur a sociis• Includes two new chapters on Force MajeureClauses and Dispute Resolution ClausesJURISDICTION: United Kingdom, Commonwealth,InternationalDec-2011 978 0 414 02306 2<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 526455Hardback £275.00/€350.00Available as an eBook during 2012 – see page viTHE MEDIA & BUSINESSCONTRACTS HANDBOOK4TH EDITIONDeborah Fosbrook and Adrian C LaingThis master reference book combines aknowledge of contract, copyright andcommercial practice to provide 85 ready to useand adapt expertly drafted contracts, licences,acquisition, distribution, termination, buyoutagreements and other documents and letters.It is an excellent resource for lawyers and nonlegalprofessionals engaged in contract drafting;the acquisition and exploitation of copyright;website development; merchandising;publishing; film; tv; sponsorship; sports; mediaand mobiles; marketing and advertising;company, university, charity and business affairs.• Includes all the contracts on a CD-Rom forrapid drafting and amendment• Features a Checklist of Clauses to aiddrafting• Contains a Legal, Commercial and BusinessInternet Directory which can help in research,marketing, and business developmentJURISDICTION: InternationalOct-2009 978 1 847 03908 8<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID:333426Book & CD-ROM £255.00 (+ £25.50 VAT) = £280.50/€324.00 (+ €32.40 VAT) = €356.40To order any of these titles international customers please email TLRUKI.intlorders@thomsonreuters.com 41
CONTRACT LAWMISREPRESENTATION,MISTAKE ANDNON-DISCLOSURECONTRACT LAW LIBRARY3RD EDITIONProfessor John CartwrightNEWEDITIONThis in-depth text provides expertcommentary on the effect ofmisrepresentation, mistake andnon-disclosure on contracts. It explainsthe circumstances in which each can ariseand how to advise clients when challengingor defending a contract using theseprinciples. The text is structured aroundremedies and possible outcomes availablefor misrepresentation, mistake andnon-disclosure to give practical focus.• Explains the principles ofmisrepresentation, mistake andnon-disclosure so they can be clearlyidentified in contracts• Gives guidance on practice and procedurefor conducting a case involving theseprinciples• Analyses in detail the advantages anddisadvantages of the different remedies• Offers expert discussion in areas wherethe law is still unclear• Discusses many important recent casesto show how the courts are developingthe law, including the Court of Appeal’sdecision in Conlon v Simms, the House ofLords’ decision in Chartbrook Ltd vPersimmon Homes Ltd, the decisions inStatoil ASA v Louis Drefus Energy ServicesLP, 4 Eng Ltd v Harper and ParabolaInvestments Ltd v Browallia Cal Ltd• Examines statutory developments induties of disclosure, such as those inthe Consumer Credit (EU Directive)Regulations 2010 and Consumer Credit(Disclosure of Information) Regulations2010• Discusses the Law Commission’s reviewof insurance law, including radicalproposals for reform of the remedies formisrepresentation and non-disclosure tobe enacted in the Consumer Insurance(Disclosure and Representations) Bill 2011• Covers the Consumer Protection fromUnfair Trading Regulations 2008JURISDICTION: England & Wales, CommonwealthJan-2012 978 0 414 04955 0<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 514321Hardback c. £215.00/c. €274.00TRANSNATIONALCONTRACTSTransnational Contracts is a practice-orientedmanual for lawyers, helping them identify andaddress issues arising in the planning andexecution of international sales contracts. Thissix-volume set helps practitioners translatecomplex issues into solutions tailored to theunique circumstances of any internationaltransaction.• Looks at the commercial issues underlyingcontracts• Examines the regulatory requirementsimposed by the governments of importingand exporting countries• Goes point-by-point through the content ofcontracts• Gives detailed guidance on structuringcontracts to minimize the uncertainties eachparty facesJURISDICTION: InternationalWest 978 0 379 10200 0Looseleaf (6 Volumes) £885/$1195TREITEL ON THE LAWOF CONTRACT13TH EDITIONEdwin PeelTreitel on the Law of Contract, now in itsthirteenth edition, is established as the mostthorough and perceptive treatment of contractlaw for students and as a source of referenceand argument for practitioners.The new edition explains and analyses allaspects of the law of contract, covering justabout every conceptual and legal difficultysurrounding the subject. It is an accepted‘authority’ on dubious points of law or wherethe law is non-existent.• Takes account of more than 300 new cases,including The Achilleas, Chartbrook Ltd vPersimmon Homes Ltd, OFT v Abbey NationalPlc, Attorney General of Belize v Belize TelecomLtd, Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row Management Ltdand Collier v Wright• Covers all key legislative developments,including those resulting from the BriberyAct 2010 and bringing into force of theCompanies Act 2006• Examines, and offers resolutions tocontroversial and problematic points of lawJURISDICTION: England & WalesSep-2011 978 1 847 03921 7<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 334378Paperback £36.95/€47.00Other Contract Law TitlesESTOPPEL BY CONDUCT ANDELECTIONCONTRACT LAW LIBRARYMr Justice Kenneth HandleyThis work considers estoppel under commonlaw and in equity, examining both generalprinciples and the particular relationships inwhich estoppel can arise. A particular feature isits in-depth analysis of case law to show howunderlying principles work in practice in thecourts.JURISDICTION: England & Wales, CommonwealthAug-2006 978 0 421 91210 6<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 101194Hardback £250.00/€318.00FRUSTRATION AND FORCEMAJEURECONTRACT LAW LIBRARY2ND EDITIONSir Guenter Treitel, QCFrustration and Force Majeure provides athorough examination of the principlesgoverning the conflict between the sanctity ofcontract and the discharge of contractualobligations in response to supervening events.It guides the reader through the statutoryprinciples involved and judicial interpretationsfrom a number of common law jurisdictions.JURISDICTION: England & Wales, CommonwealthSep-2004 978 0 421 77820 7<strong>Sweet</strong> & <strong>Maxwell</strong> Product ID: 21114Hardback, 760 pp £295.00/€375.00EMAIL YOUR ORDERS AND ENQUIRIES TOTRLUKI.orders@thomsonreuters.comTLRUKI.intlorders@thomsonreuters.com42 To order any of these titles please visit www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk