University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law

Law of Contract (Tripos)

Reading List

Introductory Texts

Brownsword, Contract Law: Themes for the Twenty-First Century (2000)
Cartwright, Contract Law: An Introduction to the English Law of Contract for the Civil Lawyer (2007)

Detailed Texts

Andrews, Contract Law (2011)
Anson’s Law of Contract (29th ed 2010)
Chen-Wishart, Contract Law (3rd ed 2010)
Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston, The Law of Contract (15th ed 2007)
McKendrick, Contract Law (8th ed 2009)
O’Sullivan and Hilliard, The Law of Contract (4th ed 2010)

Cases and materials

Beale, Bishop and Furmston, Contract – Cases and Materials (5th ed 2007) or
Burrows, A Casebook of Contract (2nd ed 2009) or
McKendrick, Contract, Text, Cases and Materials (4th ed 2010) or
Poole, Casebook on Contract Law (10th ed 2010) or
Smith and Thomas, Casebook (ed R Brownsword) (2009)

For reference

Atiyah’s Introduction to the Law of Contract (SA Smith (ed)) (6th ed 2006)
Burrows, Remedies for Torts and Breach of Contract (3rd ed 2004)
Butterworths’ Law of Contract (Furmston ed) (3rd ed 2007)
Chitty, Contracts (30th ed 2008)
Collins, The Law of Contract (4th ed 2003)
Harris, Campbell, Halson, Remedies in Contract and Tort (2nd ed 2002)
SA Smith, Contract Theory (2004)
Treitel, The Law of Contract (12th ed 2007, 13th ed forthcoming) (edition by Peel)
Treitel, Some Landmarks of Twentieth Century Contract Law (2002)

Examination reference materials:

Blackstone’s Statutes on Contract, Tort and Restitution (any ed) or
Sweet and Maxwell’s Statutes on Contract, Tort and Restitution (any ed)