Anson's law of contract / Sir Jack Beatson, DCL, LLD, FBA, Formerley a Lord Justice of Appeal and Rouse Ball, Professor of English Law, University of Cambridge, Visiting Preofessor, University of Oxford ; Andrew Burrows, DCL, MA, LLM (Harvard), FBA, QC (HON), A Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (from 2 June 2020) Professor of the Law of England and Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford ; John Cartwright, BCL, MA, Emeritus Professor of the Law of Contract, University of Oxford.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1:Introduction;
Part 1: Formation of Contract;
2:The agreement;
3:Form;
4:Consideration and promissory estoppel;
Part 2: Contents of the Contract;
5:The terms of the contract;
6:Exemption clauses and unfair terms;
Part 3: Factors Tending to Defeat Contractual Liability;
7:Incapacity;
8:Mistake;
9:Misrepresentation and non-disclosure;
10:Duress, undue influence, and unconscionable bargains;
11:Illegality;
Part 4: Performance and Discharge;
12:Performance;
13:Discharge by agreement;
14:Discharge by frustration;
15:Discharge for breach;
16:Discharge by operation of law;
Part 5: Remedies for Breach of Contract;
17:Damages;
18:Specific remedies;
19:Restitutionary awards;
20:Limitation of actions;
Part 6: Limits of the Contractual Obligation;
21:Third parties;
22:Assignment;
23:Agency.