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Level 3 Diploma in Law

Discharge of Contract

LAW302 · Principles of Contract Law — Week 9 of 16

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Week9 of 16
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This week’s topics

Discharge of Contract

  1. Discharge by complete and substantial performance
  2. Discharge by mutual agreement and accord and satisfaction
  3. The doctrine of frustration and radical change of obligation
  4. Statutory and common law financial adjustments following frustration
  5. Contract Law - Discharge by performance www.e-lawresources.co.uk
  6. Contract law - Discharge by frustration www.e-lawresources.co.uk
  7. Discharge by Agreement | Contract Law

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Explain how a contract can be discharged.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain how a contract can be discharged.

Study materials

Videos

  • Contract Law - Discharge by performance www.e-lawresources.co.uk · YouTube · e-lawresources · 7 min · for registered students
  • Contract law - Discharge by frustration www.e-lawresources.co.uk · YouTube · e-lawresources · 8 min · for registered students
  • Discharge by Agreement | Contract Law · YouTube · The Law Academy · 4 min · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Formation of Contract: Offer and Acceptance
  • Week 2: Enforceability: Legal Intent and Enforcing Agreements
  • Week 3: Contractual Terms: Representations and Express Terms
  • Week 4: Classification of Terms and Implied Terms
  • Week 5: Exclusion Clauses and Statutory Controls
  • Week 6: Vitiating Factors: Misrepresentation and Mistake
  • Week 7: Vitiating Factors: Capacity, Illegality, Duress, and Undue …
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Discharge of Contract
  • Week 10: Breach of Contract
  • Week 11: Remedies for Breach of Contract
  • Week 12: Applying Principles of Contract Law in practice: case studi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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