LA243-30 Contract Law
Introductory description
This full module aims to introduce you to the fundamental notions of contract law, which is one of the “building blocks” of the common law and which underlies much of commercial and consumer law.
Module aims
This full module aims to introduce you to the fundamental notions of contract law, which is one of the "building blocks" of the common law and which underlies much of commercial and consumer law.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Introduction to Contract Law
Contract Formation
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offer and acceptance
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consideration
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intention to create legal relations
Estoppel
Interpretation of Contracts
Express and Implied Terms
Remedies:
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Termination for breach, incl. anticipatory breach
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Damages
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Other Remedies
Vitiating Factors:
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frustration
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mistake
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misrepresentation
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duress
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undue influence
Third Parties and Privity
Control over exclusion clauses at common law
Statutory controls under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and Consumer Rights Act 2015
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Understand and explain the general principles of contract law.
- Analyse cases.
- 'Get behind the cases' to work out what the courts appear actually to be doing
- Synthesize the law from a series of cases, analyse the inter-relationship of case-law and statute; analyse a problem and apply the law to the facts
- Demonstrate legal writing skills
- Employ some basic theoretical analysis, in particular some economic analysis
- Understand the social contexts and evaluate the policy behind the law
- Participate effectively in team work
- Carry out basic contract drafting
Indicative reading list
Mckendrick: "English Contract Law: A Rich Past, an Uncertain
Future" [1997] Current Legal Problems 25
Beale & Dugdale: 'Contracts between Businessmen: Planning and the Use of Contract Remedies" (1975) 2(1) British Journal of Law & Society 45
View reading list on Talis Aspire
Subject specific skills
No subject specific skills defined for this module.
Transferable skills
No transferable skills defined for this module.
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 36 sessions of 1 hour (12%) |
| Seminars | 14 sessions of 1 hour (5%) |
| Private study | 250 hours (83%) |
| Total | 300 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Students can register for this module without taking any assessment.
Assessment group B1
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Examination | 100% | No | |
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Feedback on assessment
Generic feedback will be provided on Moodle. One to one feedback is available by student request in October.
Courses
This module is Core for:
- Year 2 of ULAA-ML34 BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M300 Undergraduate Law
- Year 2 of ULAA-M105 Undergraduate Law (3 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M106 Undergraduate Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M104 Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M108 Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of UIBA-MN37 Undergraduate Law and Business Studies (Qualifying Degree) with Intercalated Year
- Year 2 of UIBA-MN36 Undergraduate Law and Business Studies with Intercalated Year (4+1)
- Year 2 of ULAA-ML33 Undergraduate Law and Sociology
- Year 2 of ULAA-M10A Undergraduate Law with French Law (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M10C Undergraduate Law with German Law (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M110 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M111 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M112 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M113 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M114 Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M115 Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M116 Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (4 Year)
This module is Option list E for:
- Year 2 of UPHA-V7MW Undergraduate Politics, Philosophy and Law