Chitty on Contracts, 36th Edition, Volumes 1 and 2 | 2025*

Chitty on Contracts, 36th Edition, Volumes 1 and 2 | 2025*

Trusted for generations by both practitioners and judges throughout the common law world, Chitty remains the definitive authority on contract law—offering exceptional clarity, depth, and expertise across every stage of the contractual process.

Presented in two volumes—General Principles and Specific Contracts—it provides comprehensive analysis of legislation and case law, practical guidance on complex contractual issues from formation through to remedies, and expert commentary on a wide range of sector-specific agreements.

Key Features of Chitty on Contracts, 36th Edition, Volumes 1 and 2:

• Delivers complete and authoritative coverage of contract law, with extensive references to current legislation and the most recent case law.

• Offers detailed interpretation and commentary on statutory developments since the previous edition.

• Provides in-depth analysis of contractual actions, including exclusion clauses, estoppel, illegality, public policy, mistake, misrepresentation, and non-disclosure.

• Examines contract formation, addressing agreement, consideration, form, mistake, misrepresentation, duress, and undue influence.

• Explores in detail the capacity of contracting parties.

• Analyses express and implied terms, exemption clauses, unfair terms in consumer contracts, and arbitration clauses.

• Reviews issues of illegality and public policy.

• Discusses joint obligations, including third-party rights, assignment, and the effects of death and bankruptcy.

• Explains the law on performance and discharge, covering discharge by agreement, frustration, and breach.

• Investigates remedies for breach of contract, including damages and limitation of actions.

• Examines restitution as it relates to contract law.

• Analyses the impact of conflict of laws on contractual matters.

• Provides detailed coverage of specific types of contracts, such as agency, arbitration, bailment, bills of exchange and banking, construction, carriage (by air and land), credit and security, employment, gaming and wagering, insurance, restrictive covenants, sale of goods, and suretyship.

• Offers practical interpretation and guidance for resolving disputes, clarifying technical issues, and determining legal responsibilities, obligations, and entitlements.

New to This Edition:

The 36th edition of Chitty incorporates the latest case law and legislative updates available up to 31 July 2025.

The Preface offers a comprehensive overview of the new cases examined across the chapters, while also highlighting significant statutory developments. Among the most noteworthy legislative updates are:

Legislation

• Aviation (Consumers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

• Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023

• Procurement Act 2023, effective from February 2025

• Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (not yet fully in force)

• Arbitration Act 2025

• Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

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