what is a contract uk
In seeking a definition of what a contract is, that given in the US Restatement may provide a useful starting point: A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty.This may be seen as giving three interconnected elements: 1  A promise. 2  In the context of English law, a reference to a promise here may be seen as misleading.reach of the Contract [edit]. I would like to add what I have learned here that is applicable to what a breach of contract is, and what needs to be proved in a civil court in the US, to win a court case. As a paralegal it can be explained in a few short paragraphs.