A comprehensive, case-led course on English contract law, adapted from the doctrinal treatise by Bernard Adjenughure and prepared for the SQE1 (FLK1) assessment and advanced university study. Seventeen chapters take the student from formation and consideration, through the contents and control of contracts and the vitiating factors, to discharge, remedies, third-party rights and the procedure for enforcing a claim.
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Course content
Chapter 1 — The Nature, Sources and Method of Contract Law
Chapter 2 — Agreement: Offer and Acceptance
- Chapter 2 — Agreement: Offer and Acceptance
Chapter 3 — Consideration and Promissory Estoppel
- Chapter 3 — Consideration and Promissory Estoppel
Chapter 4 — Intention to Create Legal Relations and Certainty
- Chapter 4 — Intention to Create Legal Relations and Certainty
Chapter 5 — The Contents of the Contract: Terms, Incorporation and Classification
- Chapter 5 — The Contents of the Contract: Terms, Incorporation and Classification
Chapter 6 — Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Terms
- Chapter 6 — Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Terms
Chapter 7 — Misrepresentation
- Chapter 7 — Misrepresentation
Chapter 8 — Mistake
- Chapter 8 — Mistake
Chapter 9 — Duress, Undue Influence and Unconscionable Bargains
- Chapter 9 — Duress, Undue Influence and Unconscionable Bargains
Chapter 10 — Illegality and Public Policy
- Chapter 10 — Illegality and Public Policy
Chapter 11 — Discharge by Performance, Agreement and Breach
- Chapter 11 — Discharge by Performance, Agreement and Breach
Chapter 12 — Frustration
- Chapter 12 — Frustration
Chapter 13 — Damages
- Chapter 13 — Damages
Chapter 14 — Specific Performance, Injunctions and Agreed Damages
- Chapter 14 — Specific Performance, Injunctions and Agreed Damages
Chapter 15 — Privity and the Rights of Third Parties
- Chapter 15 — Privity and the Rights of Third Parties
Chapter 16 — Unjust Enrichment and Restitution
- Chapter 16 — Unjust Enrichment and Restitution
Chapter 17 — Bringing a Claim for Breach of Contract
- Chapter 17 — Bringing a Claim for Breach of Contract