Course curriculum

    1. Assessment objectives

    2. What is contract law about?

    3. Key definitions

    4. Key legislation

    1. Overview of the existence and formation of a contract

    2. → Contract formation MIND MAP

    3. Offers

    4. → Offers MIND MAP

    5. Acceptance

    6. Capacity and certainty

    7. Intention to create legal relations

    8. Consideration

    9. → Consideration MIND MAP

    10. Varying a contract

    11. PRACTISE MCQs: existence and formation of a contract

    1. Overview of parties to a contract

    2. → Parties to a contract MIND MAP

    3. Privity of contract

    4. Rights of third parties

    5. PRACTISE MCQs: parties to a contract

    1. Overview of contract terms

    2. → Contract terms MIND MAP

    3. The difference between terms and representations

    4. Express terms

    5. Implied terms

    6. Conditions, warranties, and innominate terms

    7. Remedies for breach of terms

    8. Exemption and limitation clauses

    9. Unfair contract terms

    10. PRACTISE MCQs: contract terms

    1. Overview of vitiating factors

    2. → Vitiating factors MIND MAP

    3. Misrepresentation

    4. Mistake

    5. Duress

    6. Undue influence

    7. Illegality

    8. PRACTISE MCQs: vitiating factors

    1. Overview of termination, breach and frustration

    2. → Termination of a contract MIND MAP

    3. Termination

    4. → Termination by performance MIND MAP

    5. → Termination by agreement MIND MAP

    6. Breach of contract

    7. → Termination by breach MIND MAP

    8. Frustration

    9. → Termination by frustration MIND MAP

    10. PRACTISE MCQs: termination, breach and frustration

    1. Overview of loss, causation and remoteness

    2. → Loss, causation and remoteness MIND MAP

    3. Loss

    4. Causation

    5. Remoteness

    6. PRACTISE MCQs: loss, causation and remoteness

    1. Overview of contractual remedies

    2. → Contractual remedies MIND MAP

    3. Damages

    4. Rescission

    5. Rectification

    6. Specific performance

    7. Injunctions

    8. Mitigation

    9. Contributory negligence (tortious duties)

    10. PRACTISE MCQs: contractual remedies

    1. Instructions

    2. Contract law MOCK EXAMS

Contract law

  • 66 lessons
  • 45 minutes of video content
  • 13 mind maps

Contract law, made simple

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James Richardson

Co-founder, Senior Lawyer & Academic Author

James is a highly experienced solicitor and academic legal author. He trained and qualified at major transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells, where he worked for years in their Commercial Litigation, Product Liability, and Insurance team. After stints in Hong Kong, Munich, and working as an M&A Underwriter, James moved in-house and is currently Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance at Insurtech scale-up Cuvva.

James also founded and ran Law Answered for a decade, where he published 42 critically-acclaimed revision guides for postgraduate law courses, which have helped tens of thousands of students through their exams.

Connect with James on LinkedIn via www.linkedin.com/in/jamrichardson

Jake Schogger

Co-founder, Lawyer & Education Expert

Jake Schogger is a best-selling commercial awareness author, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, co-founder of Law Student Academy, and the founder and CEO of legal careers platform Commercial Law Academy.

He trained at Freshfields, then spent years at a boutique law firm advising start-ups and scale-ups on a range of corporate, commercial and employment matters. He has also published eight books covering career development and legal education (including two best-sellers), worked extensively as a career coach, and delivered countless employability and skills presentations at leading universities and law firms across the UK.

Connect with Jake on LinkedIn via www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschogger

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