Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Contract Law
School	Birmingham Law School
Department	Law
Module Code	08 26314
Module Lead	Katharina Moser
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Law students only
Contact Hours	Lecture-33 hours Seminar-7 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	The course covers a range of core issues in contract law, which in any one year may include the following areas: the nature of contract law and key ideas; contract formation (offer and acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, certainty); contents and scope of the agreement; setting the contract aside; variation including promissory estoppel; performance, discharge and remedies for breach of contract. The module discusses the development of contract law in some of its wider social, historical and economic context. Aspects of the module explore the theories and critiques about contract law.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Show an understanding of the rules of contractual obligations and how the law affects contractual relationships including the contextual and socio-economic underpinnings to engage with questions of legal development or controversy; Analyse case law and other legal materials, and recognise the significance of precedent in the development of contract law; Explain how contractual obligations relate to other branches of the law of obligations such as tort and restitution; Identify and structure the contractual issues raised in legal problem situations and apply case law and statute law, where appropriate to predict the possible legal outcomes; Use theories and critiques about contract law to evaluate legal solutions in terms of their consequences and coherence; Write a critical evaluation employing key skills of written communication, legal research and of literacy in relation to issues of contractual obligations.
Assessment	26314-01 : Take Home Exam : Exam (School Arranged) - Open Book (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessments: Take home exam (open-book) - 3hrs (100%) Reassessment: Resit failed component(s)
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