The Authority on Contract Law

Chitty on Contracts is the foremost work on the law of contract, due to its breadth of coverage, scope and detail. Chitty provides unrivalled expertise for common law and commercial barristers and solicitors, as well as academics and the judiciary in many countries across the world. Comprehensive, with a thorough review of recent case law and legislation, Chitty continues to be the practitioner’s choice for authority and accessibility.

Clear, Comprehensive Coverage of Law and Practice

In two volumes, Chitty provides complete coverage of the law of contract, incorporating extensive reference to relevant legislation and recent case law. Volume 1 deals with General Principles that apply to contracts of every kind, whereas Volume 2 covers Specific Contracts such as Sale of Goods, Construction and Credit & Security.

Other Features

• Provides an in-depth examination of contracts in specialist areas
• Deals individually with specific types of contract: agency, arbitration, bailment, bills of exchange and banking, building contracts, carriage by air, carriage by land, construction, credit and security, employment, gaming and wagering, insurance, restrictive agreements and covenants, sale of goods and suretyship
• Offers interpretation and advice on the law when disputes arise, or when technical areas need clarification, and when responsibilities, obligations and entitlements need to be established

New Developments

The First Supplement to the 35th edition of Chitty brings the work up-to-date with material that became available by 31 July 2024, and the most important more recent developments, including:

Cases:

• Abbey Healthcare (Mill Hill) Ltd v Augusta 2008 LLP (formerly Simply Construct (UK) LLP) (adjudication – collateral warranty)
• Ali v HSF Logistics Polska sp zoo (loss of illegal use)
• Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Ltd (agreed damages)
• Banca Intesa Sanpaolo SpA v Commune di Venezia (CA) (failure of basis)
• Barry v Barry (intention to create legal relations)
• Byers v Saudi National Bank (restitutionary remedies)
• Caixabank SA, formerly Bankia SA, v W.E. and X.A. (Joined Cases C-810/21 to C-813/21) (unfair terms: limitation)
• Canada Square Operations Ltd v Potter (limitation: deliberate concealment)
• Celestial Aviation Services Ltd v UniCredit Bank GmbH, London Branch (formerly Unicredit Bank AG, London Branch) (illegality under foreign law)
• Competition and Markets Authority v Volkswagen AG
• Contra Holdings Ltd v Bamford (interpretation of informal contracts)
• Diag Human SE v Volterra Fietta (effects of champerty)
• Enfield LBC v Arajah (“subject to contract”)
• Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang (unfair terms in consumer contracts)
• European Superleague Company SL v Fédération internationale de football association (competition: Ch.1 prohibition)
• Glaser v Atay (unfair terms in consumer contracts)
• Khan v Malik (agreement to offer lease)
• King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC (effect of preventing occurrence of condition)
• Last Bus Ltd (t/a Dublin Coach) v Dawsongroup Bus and Coach Ltd (UCTA 1977 s 3; reasonableness)
• Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd (illegality after Patel v Mirza)
• Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd [2024] UKSC 24 (interpretation of retained EU law; flight cancellation - “exceptional circumstances”)
• Loreley Financing (Jersey) No 30 Ltd v Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd (reliance on misrepresentation)
• One Savings Bank Plc v Waller-Edwards (undue influence; whether bank put on enquiry)
• Parker-Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd (reasonable notice of terms)
• Re AGPS Bondco Plc (cram-downs in restructuring)
• RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV (interpretation; force majeure)
• Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV (mitigation of damages)
• Smith v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (unfair credit relationships and limitation)
• Tesco Stores Ltd v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (employment; implied terms; good faith; injunctions)
• Thandi v Saggu (informal contract, proprietary estoppel)

Legislation:

• Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act 2024
• Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
• Aviation (Consumers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 s.6 (criteria for departures from assimilated law)

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