Tools
Subject Guides
Contracts
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/1991 |
| Queensland Law Handbook | REF K/218/.K2Q QUE/2002 |
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 2002 |
| Principles of Contract Law Peter Heffey, Jeannie Paterson, Andrew Robertson |
KN/10/.K1 HEF/2002 |
| 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.
| Contract Law Information Network (COLIN) | http://law.anu.edu.au/colin/ |
| Duhaime’s Canadian Contract Law Center | http://www.duhaime.org/ca-con1.htm |
| Contracts (AustLII ) | http://www.austlii.edu.au/links/50048.html |
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 |