Module description Contract law is part of the fabric of our everyday lives. We make contracts when we buy a newspaper or travel on a bus. Obviously not all contracts are of those simple types. Contracts dealing with the construction of ships or buildings will be highly complex. Nevertheless, across that spectrum the underlying principles of contract law remain the same and it is those basic principles which are the subject matter of this course.
Contract law is a foundation subject and is normally studied in the first year of the degree scheme.
The course aims to provide a solid grounding in the rules of Contract Law as a legal area on which others will build. However, it does not simply aim to provide a view of the law as a set of rules but as an area developing in the light of tensions within the law and the difficulties encountered in particular contexts. As a course taken at the start of legal study, it also has an important role in developing basic legal skills. The aim is to promote an understanding of how a legal area which is largely based on case law develops. A Casebook on Contract .