Product Description
This text seeks to answer the two main questions relating to contract law: What promises does society enforce, and why does it enforce them? Writing in a clear and concise way, Hillman provides a great overview of the daunting area of contract law with numerous illustrations. This book covers the main topics of contract law typically treated in a first-year law school course on the subject, and handles topics such as bargain theory, fraud, remedies, contract int… More >>
This is a nice, short, easy-to-read primer on Contracts from an expert in the field. Not too technical and written for law students or for someone interested in Contract law alone.
Rating: 2 / 5
Having been practicing for several years in corporate finance law, this book was a great means of beefing up on basic contract principles which one tends to lose sight of in the fray of all the business details subsuming large transactions.
I’m not sure what Hillman’s trick is here, whether it’s the super thin pages or what, but this benign looking soft cover really packs a punch. He also has a sense of humour, and while Jerry Seinfeld he is not, his sidebar quips are a welcome gloss and even had me chuckling aloud once or twice.
I recommend this book, highly.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve had a chance to check out many contract law supplements, and many well-known ones at that (Emanuel, Nutshell, Gilbert). I think this is the best of the bunch. Very readable (the author even manages to be funny – who thought contracts could be amusing?) and it really helps you understand the material. The footnotes are fantastic as well.
If you can only afford one extra supplement for contracts, I think this is the one you should purchase.
Rating: 5 / 5
The best hornbook I’ve had for any course this year. This will improve your grade.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is the single best law supplement I’ve come across so far. Throughout my first semester of 1L at a T14 school, I concentrated on this book as much as (and probably more than) my casebook. I finished with an A, and I credit my understanding to Hillman’s hornbook.
Easy breezy reading, easy to carry, but goes into plenty of depth.
If your professor teaches from Hillman’s casebook, then this is a must-have. If not, I still recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5