2009 Course Handbook
LAW204: Contracts
Given that people enter and perform contracts almost every day of their lives, lawyers must be able to advise clients on their rights under the law of contract. In most forms of legal practice, the lawyer will be confronted with issues relating to contract law virtually on a daily basis. This unit addresses the following issues to ensure students have an understanding of: the formation elements of contract; capacity to enter a contract; the formalities required of contract; the doctrine of privity of contract; the developing doctrine of equitable estoppel; the content and construction of contracts; vitiating factors affecting contract; how a contract may be discharged; illegal contracts; and, contracts void for public policy.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
Summer Session - Offered in January-February as part of Summer School program. X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: 16-17 April) |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Peter Radan |
| Prerequisites: | 6cp in 100-level LAW(P) |
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| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Macquarie Law School |
Timetable Information
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