Coordinator:  Associate Professor David Brennan    Telephone:  83448139    Office:   Room 0950    Email:   Click here to email David Brennan

 

Prerequisites and/or Corequisites

Prerequisites: History and Philosophy of Law I, History and Philosophy of Law II, Torts and the Process of Law I, Torts and the Process of Law II

Description

Topics include the nature of contractual obligation; the place of contract within private law; contract theory and critique; formation (agreement, consideration, intention to create legal relations, certainty, formalities); estoppel; privity; the content of a contract (express terms, implied terms, construction of terms, the use of extrinsic evidence).

Points: 12.5

Contact hours: Four hours per week

Estimated Total Time Commitment: 144 Hours