Contracts Subject Guide

Where to Start:

If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:

• Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. - REF K  211 .K1 BUT 2004
• Legal Terms - REF K 211 .K1 LEG 1998
• Halsbury's Laws of Australia - REF K 218 .K1 HAL 199; Online version through LexisNexis AU

Books:

Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.

• Cases and materials on contract law in Australia/J.W. Carter, D.J. Harland - KN 10 .K1.Z2 CAR 2004
• Australian cases on contract/edited by M.P Ellinghaus - KN 10 .K1.Z2 AUS 2003
• Understanding contract law/Daniel Khoury, Yvonne S. Yamouni - KN 10 .K1 KHO 2003
• Contract: cases and materials/Peter Heffey, Jeannie Paterson and Andrew Robertson - KN 10 .K1.Z2 HOC 2002
• Cheshire & Fifoot's law of contract/N. C. Sneddon, M. P Ellinghaus - KN 10 .K1 CHE 2008
• Principles of Contract Law/Jeannie Paterson, Andrew Robertson - KN 10 .K1 PAT 2009
• An Introduction to the Law of Contract/Stephen Graw - KN 10 .K1 GRA 2001 

Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):

Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.

• AGIS PLUS Text - Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information
• LexisNexis AU - Access Australian law products including Unreported Judgments, Casebase and College of Law Papers.
• CCH Online - Online versions of legal loose leaf services including the Australian Contract Law Reporter 

Journals:

Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:

• Journal of Contract Law (1988 - ) - KN 10 .K1.001 JOU
• International financial law review (1989 - ) - KC 222.001  INT

Web Resources:

You can try searching the Internet for more resources.

• Duhaime’s Canadian Contract Law Center
• Contracts (AustLII )  

Other Resources:

Other resources are available for some subject areas. Try these publications:

• Australian Contract Law Reporter - KN 10 .K1  AUS 1991
• Australian Contract Reports - KH 42 AUSC
• Building and construction contracts in Australia: law and practice (looseleaf) - KN 83.8 .K1 DOR 1990