Publisher's Synopsis
This third edition of Contract Law in Hong Kong is the most comprehensive contemporary textbook on Hong Kong contract law written primarily for law students. The sixteen chapters of the book cover all basic contract concepts in a reader-friendly style and make ample use of case illustrations, including 110 new cases which have incurred since the publishing of the second edition. The book deals with all the core areas of Contract Law. The new legislative rules, such as Contract Ordinance regarding the rights of third parties have also been covered.Particular attention is given to what makes Hong Kong law different from other common law jurisdictions, and to the continuing significance of English case law in Hong Kong and the theoretical and practical reasons for this.