Chitty on Contracts 5th Edition provides the essential updates to drafting or interpreting contracts following the introduction of Competition Ordinance (Cap. 691), in December 2015, and the Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623), introduced in January 2016.
These significant changes are explored in almost every chapter with exhaustive coverage within:
Employment Law detailing the Contract (rights of third parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623), enforcing right against the employer and an employer’s duty to indemnify its employee
Construction Contracts detailing both Competition Ordinance (Cap 691) and Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623)
Comprehensive and Authoritative Content
• Mediation content reviewed by Mr. Justice Lam, Vice President of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal. • Undue influence examines contracts entered into under tremendous inequality of bargaining power, and very often duress. • Restitution & Unjust Enrichment detailing a new section on Remedies, the essential guidance for legal actions, guiding you to understand how to rectify a wrong right • Sales of Land highlights an explanation of ‘Fixtures’ expounded, Definition of ‘Normal Common Part’, Condition of Property and Chinese customary law added & Naming rights of buildings.
Table of Contents 1 Agency: Agnes Chan (updated), original Gareth Thomas 2 Arbitration Agreement: Andrew Aglionby & Catherine Mun 3 Bailment: Dr. Nathan Tamlyn 4 Bills of Exchange: Kelry Loi 5 Carriage By Air: Dr. Gary Heilbronn 6 Carriage by Sea: Bill Amos 7 Conflict of Laws: updated by Azan Marwah, original Graeme Johnson 8 Construction Contracts: Harris Chan & Edmund Wan 9 Credit & Security: updated by Benjamin Lam and Swati Jhaveri: Original: Brian Gilchrist & Swati Jhaveri 10 Damages: Dr Nathan Tamblyn 11 Employment: Duncan Abate & Hong Tran 12 Gaming & Wagering: Nicholas Hunsworth 13 Government Contracts: Earl Deng 14 Information Technology: Edward Alder 15 Insurance: Updated by Paul Harris SC, original Steven Dewhurst 16 Joint Ventures: Stefan Lo 17 Landlord & Tenant: Michael Lower 18 Mediation: Laura Feldman 19 Restitution & Unjust Enrichment: Dr Nathan Tambyln 20 Sale of Goods: Dr Charu Sharma 21 Sale of Land: Neerav Srivastava 22 Suretyship & Guarantees: Dennis Hie & Alan Gibb 23 Undue Influence: Kingsley Ong
