Law Of Contract In Malaysia And Singapore

The terms of the contract must be definite and certain.

Law of contract in malaysia and singapore. Unlike its neighbours malaysia and brunei following independence in 1965 singapore s parliament made no attempt to codify singapore s law of contract. Law of contract in malaysia singapore book. It also caters for students of accounting engineering and business administration in helping them to understand the basic principles of the law of contract. Worldcat home about worldcat help.

Building on the wealth of scholarship contained in a leading textbook on the english law of contract this book sets out an holistic account of the contract law of singapore and malaysia. This is the first contract law casebook which compiles extracts from the judgements of the singapore courts as well as excerpts from relevant singapore statutes. Cheshire fifoot and furmston s law of contract editor andrew phang boon leong. Part 1 provides an overview of the development of various important aspects of contract law in singapore from issues of formation to interpretation to breach and finally.

Accordingly much of the law of contract in singapore remains in the form of judge made rules. Read reviews from world s largest community for readers. The same is especially true for contract law in singapore. In malaysia our contract law is basically governed and enforced by the contract act 1950.

Lexread this book explains the provisions of the contracts act 1950 with illustrated examples of contractual situations based on decided cases. B in relation to a contract for the carriage of goods by rail such convention which has the force of law in singapore under such written law as the minister may by order prescribe. Certain aspects of singapore contract law based on specific statutes. The law of contract in malaysia and singapore.

This book is primarily meant for students of law studying the law of contract in malaysia. The remedy of specific performance presupposes the existence of a valid contract between the parties to the controversy. It is designed to facilitate the teaching and learning of singapore contract law by providing the reader with a systematic framework for understanding the core legal principles underpinning the different doctrinal facets of this subject. In relation to a contract for the carriage of cargo by air the convention which has the force of law in singapore under section 3 of the carriage by air act cap.

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