LexisNexis Quick Reference Guide-Q&A Series - Law of Contract -II

Law of Contract -II is specially designed for students pursuing the law course (three-year or five-year) in different law education institutes. This revised edition is a part of the Quick Reference Guide: Q&A Series designed as a study manual for law students with a clear objective of assisting them in their exam preparation. The series adheres to the syllabus of the law course of all major universities and law institutes. Further, it deals with the most important topics in a comprehensive yet summarized manner.

The text inter alia covers concepts such as, the contract of indemnity, contract of guarantee with the surety’s rights and liability, the concept of bailment, pledge, agency and the modes of its creation, the doctrine of caveat emptor. It further covers the Indian Partnership Act of 1932, with the elements of partnership and its features, the concepts of Minor as a partner, the registration of a firm, the doctrine of holding out and dissolution of a firm. It also covers the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 as also the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 with concepts like promissory note, bill of exchange, the essentials of a cheque, crossing of negotiable instruments.

Key Features
• Contains over 37 long-answer questions focusing on quick conceptual clarity and 64 important cases which are relevant to topics covered under the manual.
• Answers are supplemented with relevant judgments, case laws with their citations.
• Helps students to prepare for exams and enhances their answer-writing skills by providing comprehensive and to-the-point answers.
• Presents all topics in question and answer form, as a tool for aiding last minute rapid revision.
• Provides frequently-asked questions based on previous years’ question papers from the leading universities both as to essay and short type questions.