Semester 2
2001
Semester 2
2001
General Aims......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Readings................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Instructors........................................................................................................................................................... 6
Assessment............................................................................................................................................................ 7
Extensions.............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Appeals, Complaints and
Fair Process.............................................................................................. 10
Learning Assistance Centre..................................................................................................................... 10
Services................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Law Faculty Policy on
Discrimination............................................................................................. 10
TImetable.................................................................................................................................................................. 12
KEY.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................... 13
A Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 13
B Freedom
of Contract?....................................................................................................................... 13
2 AGREEMENT...................................................................................................................................................... 15
A Offer and
Acceptance....................................................................................................................... 15
B Consideration......................................................................................................................................... 18
C Estoppel
and its effect on consideration............................................................................ 20
D Intention
to Create Legal Relations....................................................................................... 20
E Contracts
Requiring Written Evidence.................................................................................. 21
3 TERMS
AND PARTIES.................................................................................................................................... 22
A Express
Terms.......................................................................................................................................... 22
B Incorporation
of terms................................................................................................................... 24
C Implied
Terms........................................................................................................................................... 25
D Construction
of Contracts.......................................................................................................... 27
E Classification
of Terms................................................................................................................... 27
F Exclusion
Clauses................................................................................................................................ 27
G Privity........................................................................................................................................................... 28
4 BREACH
AND FRUSTRATION..................................................................................................................... 29
A The Order
of Performance.............................................................................................................. 30
B Prevention
of Performance........................................................................................................... 30
C Discharge
by Performance............................................................................................................. 30
D Discharge
for breach of a term................................................................................................. 31
E Discharge
for Repudiation............................................................................................................. 31
F Discharge
for delay and time stipulations....................................................................... 32
G Termination............................................................................................................................................. 32
H Discharge
by Frustration............................................................................................................... 33
I Discharge by Agreement........................................................................................................................ 34
5 REMEDIES........................................................................................................................................................... 34
A Damages...................................................................................................................................................... 34
B Sums
fixed by the contract........................................................................................................... 37
C Restitution................................................................................................................................................ 37
D Equitable Remedies.............................................................................................................................. 38