Law of Contract I

The course introduces students to the core concepts and principles of English contract law. It employs a case-orientated and problem-based approach. It aims to develop the students' skills in applying the rules in a focused manner to solve legal problems and in forming reasoned conclusions on disputable points. It concentrates on the application of the rules of contract law to consumer and commercial situations and in this way provides a foundation for the subsequent study of those areas of contract law and for developing commercial awareness. 

The following topics are covered:

• Introduction to Contract Law;
• Formation of Contract;
• Content of Contract: express and implied terms, regulation of exclusion clauses and unfair terms;
• Invalidity of contract: misrepresentation, mistake, duress, undue influence;
• Discharge of Contract: breach, frustration;
• Remedies: damages, specific remedies

IMPORTANT: This course can be followed by the Law of Contract II course in which they will be examining selected U.S. contract laws, choice-of-law rules that may be employed to resolve conflits in the absence of international law, and the extent to which the U.?. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods successfully resolves conflicts by providing a unifying sales code that borrows from both civil law and common law traditions.