The Essentials of Contract Law, by the Authority on the Subject Farnsworth on Contracts, Third Edition by E. Allan Farnsworth List Price: $790.00 Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 9780735541429 Hardcover: 2,192 pages Publication Cycle: Updated semi-annually Last Updated: 5/22/2013 Automatic Supplementation More Info.

Description Bring the expertise of America's foremost authority on contracts into your practice with this comprehensive three-volume set. Farnsworth on Contracts, Third Edition is where doctrine meets practice. Busy practitioners count on Farnsworth's proven ability to identify the essentials and omit extraneous material. His comprehensive coverage of the full range of contract law answers questions in hundreds of important areas, including: Good faith and fair dealing Precontractual liability Agreements to negotiate Vienna Convention on International Sales Contracts UNIDROIT principles Constitututional issues Settlement of disputed claims by check Options and rights of first refusal Employee handbooks Covenants not to compete Self-help measures Farnsworth illustrates how contemporary contract law has been shaped by both the Restatement (Second) of Contracts -- for which he served as Reporter -- and the Uniform Commercial Code. Easy access to specifics, new cases, new drafting tips, new references, and timesaving features like cross-referenced cases and marginal headings make this three-volume set a valuable resource for contracts research and practice, including litigation and arbitration. Farnsworth on Contracts, Third Edition is the most authoritative contracts treatise available. Table of Contents VOLUME I PART I - INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Contracts and Contract Law in General PART II - ENFORCEABILITY OF PROMISES Chapter 2. Consideration and Other Grounds for Recovery Chapter 3. The Bargaining Process: Offer and Acceptance Chapter 4. Policing the Agreement VOLUME II Chapter 5. Unenforceability on Grounds of Public Policy Chapter 6. The Requirement of a Writing: The Statute of Frauds PART III - SCOPE AND EFFECT OF PROMISES Chapter 7. The Law of the Contract: Interpretation and Omitted Cases Chapter 8. Performance and Nonperformance Chapter 9. Failure of a Basic Assumption: Mistake, Impracticability and Frustration VOLUME III PART IV - RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES Chapter 10. Contract Beneficiaries Chapter 11. Assignment and Delegation PART V - ENFORCEMENT OF PROMISES Chapter 12. Remedies Biographical Appendix Table of Cases Table of Authorities Index Related Products Drafting Effective Contracts: A Practitioner's Guide, Second Edition Robert A. Feldman, Raymond T. Nimmer A favorite reference tool for professional drafters for over a decade, Drafting Effective Contracts combines a clear analysis of how effective agreements are structured with a practical breakdown of the essential elements of any contract— giving you the best way to draft contracts. This  more... Add to cart   |  Price: $383.00  |  ISBN: 9780735503762  |  Format: Looseleaf  Imprint: Aspen Publishers