Contract Law in Ireland

*Provides students with a succint analysis of Irish contract law*Explains the law in the context of important recent developments in other common law durisdictions*Includes important new material in most chapters, especially on formation via offer and acceptance, consideration, misrepresentation, restraint of trade, and damages, especially penalty clauses and liquidated damages*Features of an important treatment of contract damages by Irish Judges*Examines recent case law from northern Ireland where significant developments have occurred in relation to consumer contract law in the form of Directive 2011/83/EU, the Insurance Contract Law (PEICL).*Considers important developments regarding contract formulation, particularly case law on discretionary bonus payments and good faith following the acceptance of Lord Hoffman's analysisin the West Bromwich case by the Supreme Court.