This module will build upon the elements of contract law studied in your first year in order to provide you with a solid understanding of all key elements of contract.
You will learn about the different types of contractual terms that exist, both those agreed by the parties and those implied into contracts, and the implications when they are breached, with consideration of the remedies available. We will also look at what may be considered as unfair terms, and how the law addresses such terms in a business and consumer context. In the module we will also be studying the doctrines of frustration and misrepresentation.
Traditional notions of contract are being impacted by new technology, so we will also be considering how such technology may be impacting contracts and contract law, and what the future might hold.
Lectures 18 hours, Seminars 14 hours.
Test. Assessment Details: Multiple choice test (MCT) (30 minutes) worth 25% of total marks for the module.
Extended writing. Assessment Details: Problem question (2500 words) worth 75% of total marks for the module. This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Reassessment Method: Like-for-like
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On successfully completing the module, students will be able to:
1) Analyse the main types of legal obligation arising from the law of contract, its principles and rules, and evaluate them critically and contextually.
2) Construct well-reasoned and well-structured arguments about theoretical and practical contract law issues and communicate them clearly and accurately.
3) Identify issues raised by legal questions and problems and demonstrate the skills of legal problem solving when practically applying knowledge in factual scenarios
4) Identify and use relevant rules, cases or statutes, and secondary sources to support or negate an argument, and formulate a legal opinion while recognising areas of uncertainty or contention.
5) Apply a detailed understanding of the use of precedent, including an ability to evaluate a case (or judgment) and provide critical and contextual comment.
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