Elements of the law of contract

Catharine MacMillan
Richard Stone

2009
LLB 2650040
Diploma in Law 2690040

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University of London External System

This subject guide was prepared for the University of London External System by: u Catharine MacMillan BA (Victoria) , LLB (Queen’s, Canada), LLM (Cantab), Lecturer in Law,
School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London

and u Richard Stone LLB (Soton), LLM (Hull), Barrister, Professor and Head of Law, Lincoln Law
School, University of Lincoln.

In the 2004 edition of this guide Catharine MacMillan was primarily responsible for Chapters
1–2, 4–5, 7–8, 10–14 and 16–17. Richard Stone was primarily responsible for Chapters 3, 6, 9 and 15. Catharine MacMillan was responsible for the 2009 revision.
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Photographs © C. MacMillan, 2003

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction and general principles
Part I Requirements for