Contract Terms

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Editors: Andrew Burrows & Edwin Peel

Price: £85.00

Edition: 1st Edition (July 2007)

ISBN: 978-0-19-922937-6

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Contract Terms is a collection of articles written by some of the leading contract lawyers.  It is separated into three parts: construction and interpretation; legislative controls of exemption clauses and unfair terms; and issues relating to particular terms.  Each article is, without doubt, superbly written and engaging.

For many lawyers, whether they be academics or practitioners, the life of a contract is fundamentally important.  Without a grasp of these principles and, more importantly, how they interact a lawyer has a severe disadvantage.  Fortunately, Contract Terms explains the key principles and the issues with them in an engaging and thought-provoking way.

Contract Terms contains articles from an impressive list of authors.  Each adopt a similar approach by critically evaluating the law and suggesting, where appropriate, alternative arguments.  For example, Elizabeth Macdonald's chapter entitled UCTA: Thirty Years On superbly considers its flaws and arguments for a unified code regulating contractual terms and exemptions.  For any practitioner, her analysis of the definition of "consumer" in the UCTA is fantastic.

Contract Terms is a wonderfully written and fascinating text.  Whilst it is not (nor was it intended to be) a text introducing the reader to contract law, it superbly guides the reader through the arguments for and against the current law and potential routes for reform.  I unequivocally recommend this to anyone interested in, and particularly practising in, this area of law.

Reviewed on 10 February 2008

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