Modiwl SXL-1112:
Contract Law

Ffeithiau’r Modiwl

Rhedir gan School of History, Law and Social Sciences

20.000 Credyd neu 10.000 Credyd ECTS

Semester 1 a 2

Trefnydd: Miss Lois Nash

Amcanion cyffredinol

The aim of this module is to enable students to state and apply the rules of the English and Welsh law of contract dealt with in the course accurately and relevantly, and to make assessments of that law and the scholarship pertaining thereto. The module will enable students to understand the nature of contract and concepts underpinning the subject, and how contract differs from other forms of liability and what the rules relating to the granting of remedies are. It will enable students to compare and contrast that law accurately and relevantly with the equivalent areas of any other legal system.

Cynnwys cwrs

The module will provide the student with the foundations governing the formation and enforceability of contracts (promise, acceptance and agreement), areas of capacity, intention, legality and certainty of terms. The module includes the remedies available to the parties to a contract and the doctrine of privity of contract. The module will also cover an outline of the law of restitution. However, the module will not be confined to these topics.

Meini Prawf

trothwy

Threshold: D- to D+ (40-49%) An answer which, while predominantly correct in its presentation of material, contains a significant level of error and is therefore not entirely reliable.

da

Good: B- to B+ (60-69%) High Standard: A comprehensive answer, containing all the material relevant to the question and no irrelevancy, all the material and references being accurate and correct, there being no inaccuracy or error, the whole presented in an argument which, while clear, logical and critical, leaves room for improvement in its construction and presentation. An answer which shows complete competence in the subject.

C- to C+ (50-59%) An answer which, while always in the main accurate and correct, fails to distinguish between relevant and irrelevant material and is lacking in criticism. An answer which while reliable with regard to correctness is either not comprehensive or not entirely pertinent.

ardderchog

Excellent: A- to A* (70+%) An outstanding answer containing all the material relevant to the question and no irrelevancy, all the material and references being accurate and correct, there being no inaccuracy or error, the whole presented in a clear, logical, critical argument with little room for improvement. An answer which demonstrates a complete mastery of the subject.

Canlyniad dysgu

  1. Understand and distinguish the basic concepts and rules relevant to the English and Welsh law of contract, including: the nature of contractual liability; the distinction between offers and invitations to treat; the difference between executed, executory and past consideration; the remedies available for breach of contract.

  2. Identify correctly the rules of the English and Welsh law of contract which are pertinent to understanding a proposition contained in a question or statement.

  3. State relevant arguments for and against a proposition related to the law of contract in an unbiased manner.

  4. Cite and recognise correctly the legal authorities and scholarly opinions which support or refute arguments related to contract law.

  5. Be aware of wider contextual issues in relation to the English and Welsh law of contract.

Dulliau asesu

Math Enw Disgrifiad Pwysau
ARHOLIAD Summer Examination

Students have to provide two answers. One answer must be an essay style question, and the other must be a problem style question. There will be a choice of two essay style questions and two essay style questions.

 60.00
TRAETHAWD Written Assignment - case note

Students will be expected to write a 'case note' on a relevant and influential contract law judgment.

 40.00

Strategaeth addysgu a dysgu

Oriau
Tutorial

Tutorials will routinely require students to engage individually and in groups in acquiring, commenting upon, critically evaluating and applying the principles and details of the subject under the guidance and instruction of the tutor. Tutorials are run on a fortnightly basis and each tutorial lasts an hour.

 8
Private study

Students will be expected to undertake preliminary background reading (as detailed in the module booklet), and carry out independent research in order to familiarise themselves with forthcoming topics.

 156
Lecture

The module will be taught by means of 36 hours of lectures, taught over the course of two semesters. Lectures are run on a weekly basis and each lecture lasts 2 hours.

 36

Sgiliau Trosglwyddadwy

  • Llythrennedd - Medrusrwydd mewn darllen ac ysgrifennu drwy amrywiaeth o gyfryngau
  • Defnyddio cyfrifiaduron - Medrusrwydd wrth ddefnyddio ystod o feddalwedd cyfrifiadurol
  • Hunanreolaeth - Gallu gweithio mewn ffordd effeithlon, prydlon a threfnus. Gallu edrych ar ganlyniadau tasgau a digwyddiadau, a barnu lefelau o ansawdd a phwysigrwydd
  • Archwilio - Gallu ymchwilio ac ystyried dewisiadau eraill
  • Adalw gwybodaeth - Gallu mynd at wahanol ac amrywiol ffynonellau gwybodaeth
  • Sgiliau Rhyngbersonol - Gallu gofyn cwestiynau, gwrando'n astud ar atebion a'u harchwilio
  • Dadansoddi Beirniadol & Datrys Problem - Gallu dadelfennu a dadansoddi problemau neu sefyllfaoedd cymhleth. Gallu canfod atebion i broblemau drwy ddadansoddiadau ac archwilio posibiliadau
  • Cyflwyniad - Gallu cyflwyno gwybodaeth ac esboniadau yn glir i gynulleidfa. Trwy gyfryngau ysgrifenedig neu ar lafar yn glir a hyderus.
  • Mentora - Gallu cefnogi, helpu, arwain, ysbrydoli ac/neu hyfforddi eraill
  • Gofalu - Dangos consyrn am eraill; gofalu am blant, pobl ag anableddau ac/neu'r henoed
  • Dadl - Gallu cyflwyno, trafod a chyfiawnhau barn neu lwybr gweithredu, naill ai gydag unigolyn neu mewn grwˆp ehangach
  • Hunanymwybyddiaeth & Ystyried - Bod yn ymwybodol o'ch cryfderau, gwendidau, nodau ac amcanion eich hun. Gallu adolygu ,cloriannu a myfyrio'n rheolaidd ar eich perfformiad eich hun ac eraill.
  • Arweinyddiaeth - Gallu arwain a rheoli, datblygu cynlluniau gweithredu ac amcanion, cynnig arweiniad a chyfarwyddyd i eraill, ac ymdopi â'r pwysau sy'n gysylltiedig ag awdurdod o'r fath

Sgiliau pwnc penodol

  • Develop the ability to interpret legal rules and employ techniques of legal reasoning competently and efficiently in order to offer a range of solutions and conclusions to actual or hypothetical complex legal problems, all supported by relevant academic literature, jurisprudence and legislative research. Such solutions will be clearly communicated and presented
  • Develop the ability to analyse complex legal issues, set against the background of the political, social, economic or cultural contexts in which they may arise
  • Develop those skills which are necessary for scholarship and research in legal subjects, namely the ability to identify relevant primary and secondary legal sources and to retrieve accurate legal information using paper and electronic sources

Adnoddau

Rhestrau Darllen Bangor (Talis)

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/sxl-1112.html

Rhestr ddarllen

Paul Richards, Law of Contract (14th edition, Pearson) C Turner, Unlocking Contract Law (4th edition, Routledge) C Elliott and F Quinn, Contract Law (11th edition, Pearson) R Taylor and D Taylor, Contract Law Directions (6th edition, OUP) E McKendrick, Contract Law (13th edition, Palgrave Macmillan) P. Davies, JC Smith’s The Law of Contract (2nd edition, OUP) J Poole, Textbook on Contract Law (13th edition, OUP) M Chen-Wishart, Contract Law (6th edition, OUP) R Stone, The Modern Law of Contract (12th edition, Routledge) J Beatson, Anson’s Law of Contract (30th edition, OUP) E Peel, Treitel on The Law of Contract (14th edition, Sweet & Maxwell) M Furmston, Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston’s Law of Contract (17th edition, OUP) J Morgan, Great Debates in Contract Law (2nd edition, Palgrave)

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