Contract Law

TT Arvind is Professor of Law and Head of Department at York Law School, University of York. His research focuses on the history and social context of private law and he has a strong interest in developing problem-based and experiential approaches to teaching and learning in law.

• 1: Introduction Part I: Forming Contracts 2: Bargaining and agreeing: offer, acceptance, and formation 3: Consideration: the requirement of mutuality 4: Contracts and informal relations: the intention to create legal relations 5: Non-contractual promises: promissory and proprietary estoppel Part II: Keeping Contracts 6: Assembling the contract: representations, terms, and incorporation 7: Interpreting the terms: construction, rectification, and mutual mistake 8: Filling the gaps: implied terms 9: Flexible terms: uncertainty, vagueness, and incompleteness 10: Fundamental changes: frustration and common mistake Part III: Regulating Contracts 11: Untrue statements: misrepresentation and unilateral mistake 12: The limits of hard bargaining: duress and undue influence 13: Controlling contract terms: exclusion clauses, penalties, and consumer protection 14: Protecting the public interest: the doctrine of illegality Part IV: Enforcing Contracts 15: Breach of contract: repudiation and the right to terminate 16: Compensatory remedies: damages for breach of contract 17: Non-compensatory remedies: specific performance, debt, and restitution 18: Privity and third parties: protecting the rights of non-parties

Complex legal concepts are broken down, step-by-step, and applied regularly to real-world scenarios, enabling them to be easily understood and appreciated by students of any level.