Law of contract

Abstract

In this edition I have updated the text to take into account some of the many cases that have arisen since the last edition. However, I have again revisited some decisions which may not have been included in previous editions but on refl ection I have decided to include in this edition. This has not been done in a haphazard manner but always to help the student gain a better grasp of the material. I have used the opportunity to provide a more explicit commentary on the construction of contractual terms following the House of Lords decision in Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd in which the court re-affi rmed the general principles set out in Prenn v Simmonds regarding the admissibility of pre-contractual negotiations. I have also examined an interesting fi rst instance decision in Internet Broadcasting Corp Ltd (t/a NETTV) v MAR LLC (t/a MARHedge) which applied the principles set out in George Mitchell (Chesterhall) Ltd v Finney Lock Seeds in the context of an attempt to exclude liability for a repudiatory breach of contract.