Contract: Cases and Materials, 13th Edition, continues to be the leading casebook for students of contract law in Australia. Significant new cases extracted in Contract: Cases and Materials, 13th Edition include:
Sidhu v Van Dyke (2014) 251 CLR 505 (reliance and relief in equitable estoppel);
Australian Financial Services and Leasing Pty Ltd v Hills Industries Ltd [2014] HCA 14 (the change of position defence in the law of restitution);
Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014) 253 CLR 169 (implied terms);
Clark v Macourt (2013) 253 CLR 1 (damages and mitigation);
Andrews v ANZ Banking Group Ltd (2012) 247 CLR 205 (the penalty doctrine);
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v TPG Internet Pty Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 640 (intended audience when assessing whether conduct is misleading);
Forrest v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2012) 247 CLR 486 (statements of opinion);
Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd [2013] HCA 25 (unconscionable dealing); and
Equuscorp Pty Ltd v Haxton (2012) 246 CLR 498 (illegality and restitution).
This work provides a comprehensive statement of the law and practice relating to CIF and FOB contracts, the two main international shipping contracts. It examines the two instruments separately.
Topics include:-
discussion of the practical impact of the Hamburg Rules
a detailed overview of many international cases – with over 100 cases added since the last edition.
No other title covers these distinct and important contracts in such detail.
Contents:
Part One: CIF contracts.The nature of a C.I.F. contract.The shipment.The bill of lading.Insurance.Tender and payment.Remedies.Part Two: FOB contracts:The various types of FOB contracts.Delivery FOB.The FOB price term.Payment and acceptance.