Contract law encompasses any laws or regulations directed toward enforcing certain promises. In Australia contract law is primarily regulated by the 'common law', but increasingly statutes are supplementing the common law of contract - particularly in relation to consumer protection.

This site is broken into a number of different categories:

The Law is the main section, divided into five broad areas; formation (agreement, consideration, intention to create legal relations, capacity to contract and formalities), scope and content (how do you determine and interpret the terms of a contract?), avoidance (how may a party avoid their obligations under a contract? - includes discussion of vitiating factors such as duress, undue influence and unconscionability as well as the effect of mistake on contractual obligations and frustration), performance and termination and remedies. Select from the top menu for a broad overview of each category or select a particular category from the left hand column.

Legislation includes extracts and links to key pieces of legislation relevant to contract law - in particular, consumer protection legislation which in some cases implies terms into consumer contracts and in others might provide remedies for 'unconscionable contracts' or provide mechanisms for avoiding 'unfair terms.'

Blog links to my contract and consumer law blog, containing discussion of relevant news items, new case law or legislative amendments relating to contract and consumer law.

Publications provides some information about relevant contract law publications.

Links contains links to other online resources relating to contract law.

International contains links to contract legislation and resources in other jurisdictions.