Chitty on Contracts is one of the leading textbooks covering English contract law. The textbook is now in its 35th edition. The first editors were Joseph Chitty the Younger and Thompson Chitty, sons of Joseph Chitty.[1]
| Author | Professor Hugh Beale |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Release number | 35 |
| Subject | Contract |
| Genre | Law |
| Publisher | Sweet & Maxwell |
Publication date | 31 October 2021 |
| ISBN | 9780414098251 |
| Website | sweetandmaxwell.co.uk |
Contents
Volume I – General Principles
- Part I – Introduction
- Part 2 – Formation of Contract
- Chapter 2 – The Agreement, Chapter 3 – Consideration, Chapter 4 – Form, Chapter 5 – Mistake, Chapter 6 – Misrepresentation, Chapter 7 – Duress and Undue Influence
- Part 3 – Capacity of Parties
- Chapter 8 – Personal Incapacity, Chapter 9 – Corporations and Unincorporated Associations, Chapter 10 – The Crown, Public Authorities and the European Union, Chapter 11 – Political Immunity and Incapacity
- Part 4 – The Terms of Contract
- Chapter 12 – Express Terms, Chapter 13 – Implied Terms, Chapter 14 – Exemption Clauses, Chapter 15 – Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts
- Part 5 – Illegality and Public Policy:
- Chapter 16 – Illegality and Public Policy
- Part 6 – Joint Obligations, Third Parties, and Assignment
- Chapter 17 – Joint Obligations, Chapter 18 – Third Parties, Chapter 19 – Assignment, Chapter 20 – Death and Bankruptcy
- Part 7 – Performance and Discharge
- Chapter 21 – Performance, Chapter 22 – Discharge By Agreement, Chapter 23 – Discharge By Frustration, Chapter 24 – Discharge By Breach, Chapter 25 – Other Modes of Discharge
- Part 8 – Remedies for Breach of Contract
- Chapter 26 – Damages, Chapter 27 – Specific Performance and Injunction, Chapter 28 – Limitation of Actions
- Part 9 – Restitution
- Part 10 – Conflict of Laws
Volume II – Specific Contracts
- Chapter 31 – Agency
- Chapter 32 – Arbitration
- Chapter 33 – Bailment
- Chapter 34 – Bills of Exchange and Banking
- Chapter 35 – Carriage By Air
- Chapter 36 – Carriage By Land
- Chapter 37 – Construction Contracts
- Chapter 38 – Credit and Security
- Chapter 39 – Employment
- Chapter 40 – Gambling Contracts
- Chapter 41 – Insurance
- Chapter 42 – Restrictive Agreements and Competition
- Chapter 43 – Sale of Goods
- Chapter 44 – Suretyship
Editions
| Edition | Main editor | Date |
|---|---|---|
| A Treatise on the law of contracts | ||
| 1 | Joseph Chitty | 1826 |
| 2 | Joseph Chitty | 1834 |
| 3 | Thompson Chitty | 1841 |
| 4 | John Archibald Russell | 1851 |
| 5 | John Archibald Russell | 1853 |
| 6 | John Archibald Russell | 1857 |
| 7 | John Archibald Russell | 1863 |
| 8 | John Archibald Russell | 1868 |
| 9 | John Archibald Russell | 1871 |
| 10 | John Archibald Russell | 1876 |
| 11 | John Archibald Russell | 1881 |
| 12 | John Mountency Lely | 1890 |
| 13 | John Mountency Lely | 1896 |
| 14 | John Mountency Lely | 1904 |
| 15 | Wyatt Wyatt-Paine (1855-1935) | 1909 |
| 16 | Wyatt Wyatt-Paine | 1912 |
| 17 | Wyatt Wyatt-Paine | 1921 |
| 18 | W. A. Macfarlane | 1930 |
| 19 | Harold Potter | 1937 |
| 20 | Harold Potter | 1947 |
| Chitty on Contracts | ||
| 21 | Kenneth Scott | 1955 |
| 22 | John Morris | 1961 |
| 23 | Anthony Gordon Guest | 1968 |
| 24 | Anthony Gordon Guest | 1977 |
| 25 | Anthony Gordon Guest | 1983 |
| 26 | Anthony Gordon Guest | 1989 |
| 27 | Anthony Gordon Guest | 1994 |
| 28 | Hugh Beale | 1999 |
| 29 | Hugh Beale | 2004 |
| 30 | Hugh Beale | 2008 |
| 31 | Hugh Beale | 2012 |
| 32 | Hugh Beale | 2015 |
| 33 | Hugh Beale | 2017 |
| 34 | Hugh Beale | 31 October 2021 |
| 35 | Hugh Beale | 30 November 2023 |
See also
Notes
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