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define what a contract is
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describe how
the agreement which is the basis of a contract is achieved and signified q
recognize when agreements will be legally binding
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explain how the
parties make their agreement legally enforceable
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explain the effect on
the contract of flaws in the making of that contract
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evaluate the impact
on a contract of problems concerning certainty, lack of capacity and lack
of formality
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recognize the effect on a contract of untrue statements
made during its negotiation
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identify the contents of a contractual
agreement and the various types of contractual terms
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explain the
controls imposed on the exclusion or limitation of liability for breaking
the terms of a contract
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describe the various ways contracts can be
brought to an end at some point prior to complete fulfilment of the
parties' obligations
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consider and evaluate the factors which influence
the availability of compensation for losses suffered from a breach of
contractual obligations
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identify and describe remedies other than
damages which may be available to the victims of a breach of contract.
Section
One: Making a Contract
What is a contract?
Creating the contract
Agreement - offer
Concluding the agreement -
acceptance
Intention to create legal
relations
Consideration
Summary of section one
Section Two:
What Can Go Wrong During the Making of a Contract
What can go wrong in the
making
of a contract and how it affects the contract
Lack of certainty
Lack of necessary
formality
Lack of capacity
Illegal contracts
Misrepresentation
Summary of section two
Section Three:
Contractual Terms
The contents of a contract
Terms and pre-contractual
statements
Contractual terms -
express and implied
Conditions, warranties and
innominate terms
Terms which exclude or
limit liability
Summary of section three
Section Four:
Discharging a Contract
How contracts come to an
end
Discharge by performance
Discharge by agreement
Discharge by breach of
contract
Frustration of contracts
Remedies
Summary of section four
Additional questions
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