730-221 Contracts I

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730-221 Contracts I
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Associate Prof F Ellinghaus
Prerequisites	Torts and the Process of Law I and II; History and Philosophy of Law I and II.
Semester	Not Offered (view timetable)
Contact	Four hours per week
Subject Description	Topics include the nature of contractual obligation; the place of contract within private law; contract theory and critique; formation (agreement, consideration, intention to create legal relations, certainty, formalities); estoppel; privity; the content of a contract (express terms, implied terms, construction of terms, the use of extrinsic evidence).
Assessment	Final examination two hours (100%).
Prescribed Texts	Printed materials will be issued by the Faculty of Law. M P Ellinghaus, Australian Cases on Contract. Code Press, 2005. or P Heffey, J Paterson and A Robertson, Contract Cases and Materials. 9th edn, Law Book Company, 2005.

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