Fresh, practical, and comprehensive, this is the most authoritative guide to Virginia contract law ever published.

 

With clarity and precision, it presents the essentials of contract formation, performance, and breach. It covers the leading defenses to breach of contract claims, available remedies, and principles of contract interpretation. It explains third-party rights and obligations. It addresses the specialized rules that apply to the sales of goods. And it provides best practices for both contracting and litigating.  

 

This work has been specifically designed to be accessible to both novice and experienced professional, layperson and lawyer, consumer and businessperson.

 

More than 200 sample cases enhance the reader’s understanding by showing how the legal principles under discussion work in practice. More than 1,600 footnotes provide additional authorities for further research. And throughout, practice pointers offer real-world guidance.