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This new edition has been thoroughly revised and fully updated to include:
In addition the text offers a wealth of study support that includes:
This text is supported by a mylawchamber website which includes:
For students: regular case and legislation updates, web links, interactive self-test questions, practice assessment questions, an online glossary and flashcards for key terms.
For lecturers: a testbank of multiple-choice questions that can be used to assess students’ progress. C AS E
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• Clearly distinguished case summaries that enable students to quickly recognise the key cases and differentiate them from surrounding commentary • Chapter summaries that highlight the main points covered in each chapter, cementing understanding
• Further reading lists at the end of each chapter that direct students to subject-specific resources to enrich understanding
• Easy-to-read, two-colour text design with tabbed glossary and pedagogical features for quick reference
• Marginal cross-references that help students understand how the material fits together
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• O’Brien v MGN Ltd and Sterling Hydraulics Ltd v Dichtomatik Ltd, on the requirement of ‘reasonable notice’ in exemption clauses
• Careful consideration of exemption clauses and the principles governing non-intervention of the courts under the Unfair Contract Terms Act
1977and the case of Regus (UK) Ltd v Epcot Solutions Ltd
• Further analysis of restitutionary damages and differences between the
Wrotham Park and Blake decisions by the Court of Appeal in WWF World
Wide Fund for Nature v World Wrestling Federation Entertainment
• Analysis of the House of Lords’ decision on breach of contract in Golden
Strait Corporation v Nippon Yusen Kubishka Kaisha (‘The Golden Victory’)
• Commentary on the House of Lords’ decision in Transfield Shipping Inc v
Mercator Shipping Inc (‘The Achilleas’) and the rule in