Bachelor of Laws: Contract Law

A comprehensive guide to legal research created by the VU Law Library
A contract is a legally binding form or document that embodies the terms of an agreement between parties. Contract law regulates the rights, obligations and enforcement of contracts. 
(Encyclopaedic Australian Legal Dictionary, 2009)

 

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eBooks

Laws of Australia - Legal Encyclopaedia

Finding Precedents

Australian Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents

The Australian Encyclopaedia of Forms & Precedents is a comprehensive source of forms and precedents.  This reference work comprises over 6,000 non-litigious legal forms and precedent documents in over 60 legal subject areas, covering all Australian jurisdictions.

 

Contract Law - Loose-leaf services

CCH Roadmaps

Roadmaps provide a summary of a specific area of law or task.  There are 100s of roadmaps available within CCH.  Their checklist style may be especially useful for students.

You can search specifically for roadmaps. Just include the word with your other search terms. For example: contract AND roadmap

Example image of a CCH database roadmap

 

 

Journals in Print and Online

AGIS (Attorney Generals Information Service) - is the leading legal journals database in Australia.  Use AGIS to search hundreds of journals for articles about Contract Law. 

If you wish to browse, then the journals below may be useful places to start.

Contract Law Web Sites