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 agreeement 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

Contract law

  • 66 lessons
  • 45 minutes of video content

Instructors

James Richardson

Co-founder & Lawyer

James is a highly experienced solicitor and author. He trained and qualified at major transatlantic firm Hogan Lovells. After a few years in their Commercial Litigation and Insurance team, James moved to the City to work as an underwriter on M&A deals. James also founded and ran Law Answered for a decade, where he wrote or co-wrote 42 different books for law students across the spectrum of graduate and postgraduate law courses. He now is Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance at a motor insurtech scaleup called Cuvva, which he joined as first in-house counsel shortly after their Series A fundraise.

Jake Schogger

Co-founder & Lawyer

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 worked extensively as a career coach, and continues to deliver 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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  • Includes a consolidated glossary of key definitions from throughout the course, as well as links to the key legislation mentioned.

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