The Optimize series is designed to show you how to apply your knowledge in assessment. These concise revision guides cover the most commonly taught topics, and provide you with the tools to:

Understand the law and remember the details

• using diagrams and tables throughout to demonstrate how the law fits together

Contextualise your knowledge

• identifying and explaining how to apply legal principles for important cases
• providing cross-references and further reading to help you aim higher in essays and exams

Avoid common misunderstandings and errors

• identifying common pitfalls students encounter in class and in assessment

Reflect critically on the law

• identifying contentious areas that are up for debate and on which you will need to form an opinion

Apply what you have learned in assessment

• presenting learning objectives that reflect typical assessment criteria
• providing sample essay and exam questions, supported by end-of chapter feedback

The series is also supported by comprehensive online resources that allow you to track your progress during the run-up to exams.

This second edition has been fully amended to reflect the latest cases and developments in the Law, as well as new and improved diagrams throughout



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Tracey Hough LLB is the Programme Director at Birmingham City University.

Kathrin Kuehnel-Fitchen is a Lecturer in Law at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.



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Your Blueprint for Exam Success

Preface

Guide to Using the Book and the Companion Website

Table of Cases and Statutes

1 Offer and Acceptance

2 Consideration

3 Terms

4 Misrepresentation

5 Mistake

6 Duress and Undue Influence

7 Illegal Contracts and Contracts in Restraint of Trade

8 Discharge of Contract

9 Remedies

Index