Andrew Stewart is the John Bray Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide and works as a consultant with the national law firm Piper Alderman. His research areas are employment law, contract law and intellectual property. He has published extensively in these areas, with some of his sole or co-authored works including Stewart's Guide to Employment Law (2008), Creighton & Stewart's Labour Law (6th edition, 2016), Intellectual Property in Australia (2nd edition, 1997) and Independent Contractors: A Practical Guide (2013). Andrew Stewart is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Law, an Editor of the Australian Journal of Labour Law and co-director of the Adelaide Law School's research group on Work and Employment Regulation.
Preface
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Part I. Introduction: 1. Some basic questions
2. Themes and perspectives
3. Resolving contractual disputes
Part II. Making a Contract: 4. Preparing to make a contract
5. Formation
6. Preliminary agreements
7. Protecting reliance: the doctrine of Estoppel
8. The parties to a contract
Part III. Contractual Obligations: 9. Terms and obligations
10. Interpreting contracts
11. Limiting or extending liability
12. Performance of contractual obligations
Part IV. Adjusting a Contract: 13. Varying terms
14. Transferring rights and obligations
15. Impossibility and change of circumstances
Part V. Ending A Contract: 16. Termination of contracts
17. Consequences of termination
Part VI. Vitiating Factors and Unfair Conduct: 18. Misinformation
19. Undue pressure
20. Unconscionability and unfairness
21. Illegality and public policy
Part VII. Remedies: 22. Enforcing a contract
23. Damages for breach of contract
24. Restitutionary remedies
Glossary
Bibliography
Index.
