Contracts
Formation, terms, performance, vitiating factors, frustration, breach, remedies. Australian Consumer Law statutory layer.
Dominant casebooks
- Principles of Contract Law — Paterson, Robertson & Duke · LexisNexis (7th)dominant
- Cheshire & Fifoot Law of Contract — Seddon, Bigwood & Ellinghaus · LexisNexis (11th ANZ)
- Contract Law in Australia — J W Carter · LexisNexis (8th)
Briefed authorities
- Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd Mann v Paterson Constructions Pty Ltd (2019) 267 CLR 560
Quantum meruit capped by contract price after repudiation — reins in unjust enrichment.
- Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2016) 258 CLR 525
Penalties — commercial test for stipulated remedies vs genuine pre-estimate.
- Andrews v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd Andrews v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (2012) 247 CLR 205
Penalties doctrine survives in equity beyond breach of contract.
- Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd (2004) 219 CLR 165
Signed-document rule — signatory bound regardless of having read the terms.
- Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas Pacific Carriers Ltd v BNP Paribas (2004) 218 CLR 451
Objective theory of contractual interpretation — whose meaning, what reasonable person.
- Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust v South Sydney City Council Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust v South Sydney City Council (2002) 240 CLR 45
Construction of contractual discretions — implication of good faith.
- Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hafele Australia Pty Ltd Maggbury Pty Ltd v Hafele Australia Pty Ltd (2001) 210 CLR 181
Restraint of trade — confidentiality clauses must protect a legitimate interest.
- Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul Pavey & Matthews Pty Ltd v Paul (1987) 162 CLR 221
Restitution — quantum meruit grounded in unjust enrichment, not implied contract.
- Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales (1982) 149 CLR 337
Frustration and admissibility of surrounding circumstances — Mason J's true rule.
Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.