Law Of Contract In Malaysia And Singapore

The same is especially true for contract law in singapore.

Law of contract in malaysia and singapore. Certain aspects of singapore contract law based on specific statutes. B in relation to a contract for the carriage of goods by rail such convention which has the force of law in singapore under such written law as the minister may by order prescribe. Part 1 provides an overview of the development of various important aspects of contract law in singapore from issues of formation to interpretation to breach and finally. Lexread this book explains the provisions of the contracts act 1950 with illustrated examples of contractual situations based on decided cases.

Uncertainty as to the extent to which a court can imply a choice of law and when the court should consider what is the law that has the. The terms of the contract must be definite and certain. Accordingly much of the law of contract in singapore remains in the form of judge made rules. In malaysia our contract law is basically governed and enforced by the contract act 1950.

Cheshire fifoot and furmston s law of contract editor andrew phang boon leong. This book is primarily meant for students of law studying the law of contract in malaysia. Unlike its neighbours malaysia and brunei following independence in 1965 singapore s parliament made no attempt to codify singapore s law of contract. Read reviews from world s largest community for readers.

This seminar will provide a comparative update of contract law in singapore. The remedy of specific performance presupposes the existence of a valid contract between the parties to the controversy. It also caters for students of accounting engineering and business administration in helping them to understand the basic principles of the law of contract. Building on the wealth of scholarship contained in a leading textbook on the english law of contract this book sets out an holistic account of the contract law of singapore and malaysia.

Law of contract in malaysia singapore book. It will be divided into two parts. Difficulties applying the rules limiting the parties choice of law. This is the first contract law casebook which compiles extracts from the judgements of the singapore courts as well as excerpts from relevant singapore statutes.

The law of contract in malaysia and singapore by visu sinnadurai april 10 1980 oxford university press usa edition in english. It is designed to facilitate the teaching and learning of singapore contract law by providing the reader with a systematic framework for understanding the core legal principles underpinning the different doctrinal facets of this subject.