This new work contains the most current analysis of the English law of contract, enables easy access to the essence of judgements, and includes clear explanations of the law, especially in areas where it lacks certainty. Written by Neil Andrews, this highly valuable book is essential for all commercial lawyers and scholars. The reader or user of this book is given an authentic sense of the English common law of contract as a work in progress. The author shows us which topics lie at the law's cutting-edge, how the case law on any particular topic has developed or is developing and how it might or should continue to develop. Readers are also reliably directed to the main up-to-date material which will enable them to engage in the process of interpretation or re-interpretation of the relevant case law themselves.