Module LAW2004C for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2004C: Contract Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Aims
The module primarily examines the law of contract in a commercial and organisational setting.
The module aims:
(a) To allow you to develop a detailed understanding of the different aspects of law of contract;
(b) To encourage you to think practically in this field, and apply the legal rules and principles you have learned to specific situations, and;
(c) To enable you to develop the skills to make, use and enforce contracts.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate a detailed understanding of the main areas of the English law of contract 2. demonstrate skills necessary to the conduct of contractual negotiations 3. critically assess developments in contract law 4. demonstrate an awareness of the impact of contractual arrangements in the context of sustainability |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. collect, synthesise and apply legal knowledge to a problem / case study to inform a choice of solutions |
| Personal and Key Skills | 6. demonstrate commercial awareness and understanding of your personal responsibilities and of professional codes of conduct in relation to client management |
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
- Intention to create legal relations
- Certainty
- Privity of contract
- Terms of the contract and the interpretation of terms
- Exclusion clauses
- Green contracts
- Performance and breach
- Misrepresentation
- Mistake
- Unequal bargaining (duress; undue influence; unconscionable bargain)
- Frustration
- Illegality
- Remedies
- Negotiation
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | 234 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | 22 x 1 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 10 | Workshop activities |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 12 | 6 x 2hr peer led law firm meetings |
| Guided Independent Study | 88 | Lecture preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 88 | Seminar and workshop preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 10 | Formative essay preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 48 | Summative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
