User:RichsLaw/Coverage of contract law

This page lists the deficiencies in the coverage of English contract law on Wikipedia, generally noting missing areas in core articles, and missing/inadequate cases. Incomplete.

Overview of specific areas
Definition of a contract: Not yet started.

History of English contract law: Not yet started.

English contract law theory: Not yet started.

Agreement: Agreement in English law - most of the page not done
 * Dickinson v Dodds
 * Errington v Errington

Consideration: Consideration in English law - parts not adequately sourced, sections on third party obligations and forbearance to sue not complete
 * ''Hughes v Metropolitan Railway'
 * Re Selectmove Ltd
 * Shadwell v Shadwell

Intention to create legal relations:
 * Edwards v Skyways Ltd
 * Jones v Padavatton
 * Merritt v Merritt
 * Pettitt v Pettitt

Certainty and completeness: Certainty in English contract law - barely started

Capacity: Capacity in English law - could add tortious liability of minors, information on ratification
 * Nash v Inman

Specific performance: Main article not written

Misrepresentation: Misrepresentation in English law - very incomplete, but general misrepresentation article seems to have a lot of the content it'd need
 * Misrepresentations Act 1967

Mistake: Mistake in English law - lacking in most areas
 * Ingram v Little

Frustration: Frustration in English law - add a delay section to frustrating events
 * BP Exploration Co (Libya) Ltd v Hunt (No. 2)
 * Davis Contractors v Fareham UDC
 * Whincup v Hughes