This second edition of the text offers a thoroughly updated and comprehensive account of the law of contract including chapters on Assignment, Bailment and Guarantees and Indemnities, and presents an in-depth exposition of these and other topics in Contract Law in prose that is clear, concise and readable. Case authorities are drawn from the United Kingdom and other common law jurisdictions where relevant, to supplement the extensive reference to local cases in the context of the Contracts Act 1950 and related legislation.

The authors have drawn on their extensive experience in professional legal practice, teaching contract law in diverse jurisdictions and a track record of academic research and publication in Malaysia and elsewhere. A salient feature of the text is that detailed case summaries and extracts from leading judgments are set out in support of the legal principles involved. This approach not only assists the student in appreciating the underlying legal processes but also to use the book as a ‘stand-alone’ text.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Elements of Contract

Chapter 3: Offer

Chapter 4: Acceptance

Chapter 5: Consideration

Chapter 6: Intention to Create Legal Relations

Chapter 7: Capacity to Contract and Formalities

Chapter 8: Terms of a Contract

Chapter 9: Exemption Clauses

Chapter 10: Fraud and Misrepresentation

Chapter 11: Mistake

Chapter 12: Other Vitiating Factors

Chapter 13: The Discharge and Conclusion of a Contract

Chapter 14: Remedies for Breach of Contract

Chapter 15: Guarantees and Indemnities

Chapter 16: Bailment

Chapter 17: Agency

Chapter 18: Assignment