COMMERCIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME

BASIC CONTRACT LAW

Lecture One: Introduction to English Law and the Law of Contract

• Courts
• Criminal And Civil Procedures
• Statutes and Statutory Interpretation
• EC Law and UK Law
• Legal Persons
• Elements of Law

Lecture Two: Formation of Contract and Terms

• Offer And Acceptance
• Invitation to Treat
• Counter Offer
• Acceptance by Conduct
• Subject to Contract
• Retrospective Effect
• Letters of Intent
• Termination of Offer
• Intention to be Legally Bound
• Consideration
• Capacity
• Formalities
• Parol Evidence Rule
• Representations and Terms
• Collateral Contracts
• Implied Terms

Lecture Three: Particular Issues

• Misrepresentations
• Mistake
• Incorporation Into The Contract
• Unfair Contracts Term Act 1977

Lecture Four: Discharge and Breach

• Performance
• Agreement
• Frustration
• Breach
• Damages
• Measure of Damages
• Quantum Meruit