Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2004C: Contract Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

  • Formation of Contract (Formal Requirements; Offer and Acceptance)  
  • Consideration and Qualifications to Consideration (Waiver and Equitable Estoppel)  
  • Intention to Create Legal Relations  
  • Certainty and Clarity  
  • Privity of Contract  
  • Terms of Contract  
  • Exception Clauses  
  • Performance and Breach  
  • Misrepresentation  
  • Mistake  
  • Unequal Bargaining (Duress; Undue Influence; Unconscionable Bargain)  
  • Frustration  
  • Illegality  
  • Remedies (Debt; Damages- kinds, measurement, contributory negligence, remoteness of damage, mitigation of loss, timing; Penalties; Restitution; Specific Performance; Injunction)
  • Negotiation
  • Contractual drafting

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
662340

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity2222 x 1 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity2211 x 2 hour seminars
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity10Workshop activities
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity126 x 2hr peer led ‘law firm’ meetings
Guided Independent Study88Lecture preparation
Guided Independent Study88Seminar and workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study10Formative essay preparation
Guided Independent Study48Summative assessment preparation

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).