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Winter Session 2008 |
lec > subject pages > contracts |
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The law relating to contracts is one of the pillars of the common law system. An understanding of the basic elements of contract law is thus a critical pre-requisite for the study of a number of later subjects, including Conveyancing, Commercial Transactions and Industrial Law. The course aims to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of contract law which apply to nearly all contracts. In fulfilling this aim, the course focuses primarily on a study of relevant case law and statute law. The course covers the elements of formation of contracts, contractual capacity, terms of a contract, matters affecting consent to a contract, discharge of contracts, remedies, illegality and privity of contract. Special principles that apply to specific types of contracts are dealt with in later courses. The objectives of the course are: (a)
to provide students with an understanding of basic principles of contract
law; and
Assessment
is wholly by examination. However you will only be eligible to sit
for the examination in Contracts if you have satisfactorily completed
the Committee's course of instruction, including the satisfactory completion
of the assignments.
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