When it comes to contract law 'Chitty on Contracts' is the foundation on which to base any case. It proivdes you with the depth of insight you require, so you can confidently cite it in court.
The undisputed heavyweight of contract law, Chitty on Contracts, is now in its 28th edition. Since it was first published in 1826, this core title has grown in stature and authority. Its two volumes provide expertise for common law and commercial barristers and solicitors as well as academics and the judiciary in many countries across the world. Its clear written style ensures it can be read and understood by practitioners at all levels of expertise within contract law. Interpretation and explanatory narrative are supported by examples of case law and legislation. Volume I covers general principles, whilst Volume II deals with specific contracts. All the key developments in case law and legislation since the 27th edition in 1994 have been incorporated into this edition. Full reference has been made to the Civil Procedure Rules, and the terminology arising has been used where relevant. The work is supplemented regularly to ensure it remains relevant and authoritative. Of particular note is the inclusion of recent legislation such as: Arbitration Act 1996 and the Competition Act 1998 Sale of Goods.
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Vattel, Emmerich de; Joseph Chitty (editor). The Law of Nations; or Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. From the French of Monsieur De Vattel. With Additional Notes and References by Edward D. Ingraham, Esq. Philadelphia: T.& J.W. Johnson, 1854. lxvi, 656 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. 2004. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-501-0. ISBN-10: 1-58477-501-7. Cloth. $125.* Chitty [1776-1841], the distinguished English legal scholar, produced this edition of Vattel's classic study to bring it to the attention of a wider audience. "[I]t is of infinitely more extended utility, he observed, because it "contains a practical collection of ethics, principles, and rules of conduct to be observed and pursued, as well by private individuals as by states, and these of the utmost practical importance to the well-being, happiness, and ultimate and permanent advantage and benefit of all mankind." It should therefore be studied "by every gentleman of liberal education, and by youth, in whom the best moral principles should be inculcated. The work should be familiar in the Universities, and in every class above the inferior ranks of society. And, as regards lawyers, it contains the clearest rules of construing private contracts, and respecting Admiralty and Insurance law.": Preface v.
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