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Applying Principles of Contract Law in practice: case studies

LAW302 · Principles of Contract Law — Week 12 of 16

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Week12 of 16
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This week’s topics

Applying Principles of Contract Law in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Contract Law - Rules of damages www.e-lawresources.co.uk #contractlaw #contractremedies #damages
  5. Contract Remedies Rescission www.e-lawresources.co.uk

What you will be able to do

  • 2.6 Evaluate the validity of exclusion clauses.
  • 4.3 Discuss types of contract breach, including anticipatory and repudiatory breach.
  • 4.5 Analyse what remedies are available for breach of contract.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Contract Law - Rules of damages www.e-lawresources.co.uk #contractlaw #contractremedies #damages · YouTube · e-lawresources · 5 min · for registered students
  • Contract Remedies Rescission www.e-lawresources.co.uk · YouTube · e-lawresources · 5 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi; ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67 · PDF · Other, case law; 93 pages · for registered students
  • Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 · Reading · legislation.gov.uk, legislation · for registered students
  • Business Law I Essentials 2e, ch. 7: Contract Law · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 79–86 · 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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