The PLA Library has obtained the most recent edition of this excellent resource on contract law in Canada.
Information provided on Thomson Reuter's website:
The 7th Edition contains the most current developments in Canadian contract law including:
New chapters:
- Intention to Contract (Chapter 3): including a discussion of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral v. Aga, 2021 SCC 22: intention to contract in a voluntary religious association.
- Promissory Estoppel (Chapter 5) : sections distinguishing estoppel from other doctrines and discussing its future as an independent cause of action in Canada; discussion of Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47: the requirements of a promissory estoppel.
- Good Faith (Chapter 18): addressing the general organizing principle of good faith performance in contract flowing from Bhasin v. Hrynew (2014 SCC), including treatments of C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger (2020 SCC) and Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (2021 SCC).
For more information about this resource, click here.
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