To ensure that you have a solid knowledge and understanding of the main legal principles and issues of English Contract Law in its social, economic and political context;
To understand the impact of EU Law in English Contract Law and to have a solid understanding of the reform and developments resulting from EU Law;
To develop your analytical, critical and research skills;
To develop a strong knowledge and research skills base to enable you to recognize the differences between Contract and Tort Law and appreciate the importnace of Contract Law to related specialist Commercial legal subjects;
To provide you with a strong base of learning as a foundation for other related academic legal modules and in preparation for your vocational training;
To develop your skills to work in a team including your communication, negotiation and persuasion skills;
To develop your skills as an independent learner including time management skills.

(LO1) Demonstrate in writing a knowledge of the basic principles of English Contract Law;

(LO2) Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the key cases and statutory provisions;        

(LO3) Appreciate the influence of policy on the development of  English Contract Law; 

(LO4) Analyse, evaluate and form critical judgements on individual cases and statutes;        

(LO5) Use primary and secondary sources of law relating to contract law effectively;        

(LO6) Understand the language of the Law of Contract;        

(LO7) Present coherent and effective argument about issues relating to contract law;       

(LO8) Write concisely and coherently about the law relating to contract;       

(LO9) Identify and engage with contemporary debates while accurately reporting the law in an area of contract law;

(LO10) Be able to understand and use primarylegal materials;

(LO11) Apply substantive law and legal reasoning skills to hypothetical cases.

(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Self-awareness/self-analysis

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Following instructions/protocols/procedures

(S5) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S6) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – argumentation

(S7) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – persuading

(S8) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S9) Critical thinking and problem solving - Problem identification

(S10) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S11) Working in groups and teams - Group action planning

(S12) Working in groups and teams - Time management

(S13) Be able to work effectively within a team of your peers.

(Indicative syllabus below – specific syllabus for the module will be available before the start of the module via Canvas)

Semester 1
Agreement
Consideration & Promissory Estoppel
Intention to Create Legal Relations
Terms
Exemption Clauses

Semester 2
Misrepresentation
Mistake
Duress
Frustration
Remedies

Teaching Patterns

Learning and teaching on this module will be structured in accordance with the principles of Hybrid Active Learning with asynchronous materials and synchronous seminar sessions. Asynchronous recordings provide material previously addressed in physical lectures, suitably broken down (‘chunking’) and augmented (e.g. quizzes etc) so as to enhance student engagement. Synchronous sessions will run on a fortnightly pattern across the semester (i.e. 12 in total) and will each have a duration of 2 hours.

Contact Hours

Asychronous Recorded lectures and Activities 24 x 2hr – 44 hr

Synchronous Seminars 12 x 2hr – 24 hr

Module Delivery

This will be via combination of asynchronous and synchronous sessions as above