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CONTRACT LAW

Module code: LW152
Credits: 5
Semester: 1
Department: SCHOOL OF LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY
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	Overview
	This module seeks to equip students with a sound understanding of fundamental rules of contract law that determine when and how a contract is formed, under what circumstances a contract is binding, and the rules governing the terms of a contract. Topics may include: - Sources of Contract Law - Formation: Offer, Acceptance, Certainty, Intention to Create Legal Relations, Consideration, Promissory Estoppel - Enforceability: Privity, Electronic Contracts, Capacity - Interpretation of a Contract - Express & Implied Terms - Incorporation of Terms - Exclusion and Limitation Clauses - Sale of Goods - Consumer Protection Any aspect of this module may be changed in any given academic year, subject to the discretion of the module lecturer.

Overview

This module seeks to equip students with a sound understanding of fundamental rules of contract law that determine when and how a contract is formed, under what circumstances a contract is binding, and the rules governing the terms of a contract.

Topics may include:

- Sources of Contract Law
- Formation: Offer, Acceptance, Certainty, Intention to Create Legal Relations, Consideration, Promissory Estoppel
- Enforceability: Privity, Electronic Contracts, Capacity
- Interpretation of a Contract
- Express & Implied Terms
- Incorporation of Terms
- Exclusion and Limitation Clauses
- Sale of Goods
- Consumer Protection

Any aspect of this module may be changed in any given academic year, subject to the discretion of the module lecturer.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: explain the sources of contemporary Irish Contract Law; recognise, explain and apply the key elements required in forming a valid and enforceable contract; differentiate between different types of contractual terms and explain how terms are incorporated into a contract and how courts determine the meaning of those terms; assess the operation of exclusion and limitation clauses in contracts; explain and apply the protections afforded to consumers entering into a contract for the sale of goods and supply of services; analyse a factual scenario by applying the rules governing the formation, enforceability and terms of a contract to determine the likely legal outcome.

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	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 120 minutes, On-campus

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