Unit name | Law of Contract |
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Unit code | LAWD10008 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. McCunn |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Contract law is a component of the modern law of obligations. Fundamentally, contract law is concerned with the promises which people make to one another. It governs questions such as:
Topics covered include: offer and acceptance; consideration and promissory estoppel; intention to create legal relations; privity; illegitimate pressure; express and implied terms, including unfair terms; misrepresentation; mistake; frustration; and remedies.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
The unit will be taught by a combination of 30 x 50 minute lectures and 8 x 50 minute tutorials.
2 formative assessments: 1 x 1,000 word coursework and 1 x 1 hour exam in the January Examination Period.
Formative assessments do not count towards final mark and can be optional.
1 x formative assessment (submitted for marking), plus additional informal formative feedback opportunities as indicated by the unit coordinator.
Formative assessments do not count towards final mark and can be optional.
1 summative assessment: 1 x 2 hour exam in the Summer Examination Period.
Summative assessments do count towards final mark.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.