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: | |
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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 |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
1. Richard Stone and James Devenney, The Modern Law of Contract 13th Ed (Routledge, 2019)
2. Euan McKendrick, Contract Law 9th Ed (OUP, 2020)
3. Mindy Chen-Wishart, Contract Law 6 th Ed (OUP, 2018)
4. Sir Jack Beatson, Andrew Burrows and John Cartwright, Anson’s Law of Contract 31st Ed (OUP, 2020)
5. Elizabeth Macdonald and Ruth Atkins,Koffman and Macdonald ‘s Law of Contract 9th Ed (OUP, 2018)