The Law of Contracts and the Uniform Commercial Code

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av Pamela Tepper, New England Law) Tepper, Pamela (University of the Virgin Islands

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Learn to work with all of the important features of common law contracts as well as Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code with Tepper's THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, 4E. This understandable approach reduces contract law to its basic components with examples that build upon one another. Updated, real cases demonstrate how to apply concepts, while a unique fact pattern in each chapter highlights how contracts and concepts impact daily lives, often with unusual results. Clear learning objectives, chapter summaries and reviews, and a running glossary help you fully grasp this complex area of law. This edition offers a unique emphasis on contract situations that may be familiar to you from the internet and social media. Intriguing examples and updated exercises reinforce the practical application of contracts not found in most legal texts. Optional MindTap digital resources are also available to further strengthen your understanding.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-02-22
Mått210 x 12 x 271 mm
Vikt1 043 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor624
Upplaga4
FörlagCengage Learning
ISBN9780357453025

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Pamela R. Tepper is the Solicitor General of the Virgin Islands Department of Justice in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. She presently manages the Solicitor General Division which focuses on appeals, contract review, administrative representation of the executive branch departments and the preparation of legal advice to those departments. She was formerly an Assistant Attorney General and the Deputy Solicitor General of that Department, managing the divisions contracts, appeals and special projects. From 2000 to 2008, Ms. Tepper was the Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel at the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. For over 20 years, Ms. Tepper has taught at a number of paralegal programs, including the Southeastern Paralegal Institute and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas; The University of Texas, Arlington campus; and the University of the Virgin Islands. Along with this textbook, Ms. Tepper is the author of THE LAW OF CONTRACTS AND THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE, 4th Edition; THE LITIGATION PARALEGAL, 7th Edition; BASIC LEGAL WRITING FOR PARALEGALS, 2nd Edition; LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING and TEXAS LEGAL RESEARCH, 2nd Edition. Ms. Tepper has argued cases before the Federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Virgin Islands Supreme Court. She is licensed to practice in Texas and the Virgin Islands.

PART I: A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS.1. Contract Law: A General Introduction2. Contract Basics: An Overview.PART II: FORMING THE CONTRACTS: THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS.3. Formation of a Contraction: Offer and Acceptance.4. Consideration: The Value for the Promise.5. Mutual Assent of the Parties.6. Capacity: The Ability to Contract.7. Legality in Contracts.8. Proper Form of the Contract: The Writing.PART III: CONTRACT PERFORMANCE AND REMEDIES.9. Performance and Discharge of the Contract.10. Remedies in Contract Law.11. Third Party Contracts.PART IV: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE: ARTICLE 2.12. Sales: Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.13. Performance Under Article 2: Seller and Buyer Duties.14. Title, Risk of Loss, and Warranties.15. Seller and Buyer Remedies.16. Contracts and the Internet: Something Borrowed, Something New.PART V: DRAFTING CONTRACTS.17. Drafting a Contract: The Essentials.18. Drafting a Contract: Specific Provisions.19. Analyzing a Contracts Problem: Putting Theory into Practice.