Contract Law notes.
Contract is the foundation of private law and a compulsory module on every qualifying law degree, the PGDL and the SQE. Our contract law notes take you from offer and acceptance through to damages, with the case law, statute and academic debate you need for both problem questions and essays.
Two ways to get your Contract Law notes.
Standard first-class notes
Our ready-written Contract Law notes, crafted to a distinction standard and covering the core syllabus taught on UK law programmes.
- Case law and legislation set out topic by topic
- Academic commentary woven in, for essay questions
- Structured guidance for answering problem questions
- Written by tutors who achieved distinctions in the module
Customised notes
Notes tailored to your precise module syllabus and/or written from scratch just for you, depending on your exact requirements.
- Mapped to your module handbook, syllabus and reading list
- Your lecturers' emphasis and your assessment format
- Core modules and electives, at every level of study
- The same meticulous attention to detail as our standard notes
What our Contract Law notes cover
A typical syllabus, which customised notes adapt to your own module:
- Offer, acceptance and certainty
- Consideration and promissory estoppel
- Intention to create legal relations
- Express and implied terms
- Exclusion clauses and the Consumer Rights Act 2015
- Misrepresentation, mistake, duress and undue influence
- Frustration and discharge by breach
- Damages, remoteness and equitable remedies
- Privity and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
Leading authorities
A taste of the cases our notes analyse, cited in the conventional form:
- Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co[1893] 1 QB 256
- Hadley v Baxendale(1854) 9 Exch 341
- Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd[1991] 1 QB 1
- Photo Production Ltd v Securicor Transport Ltd[1980] AC 827
Contract Law modules we have written notes for
17 modules across LLB & JD, PGDL, LLM, each with the result our tutor achieved.
LLB & JD
- Advanced ContractsTutor awarded a distinction from the Australian National University
- Advanced Obligations and RemediesTutor awarded a distinction from the University of Sydney
- Aspects of ObligationsTutor awarded a distinction from the University of Cambridge
- Contract LawTutors awarded distinctions from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, King's College London, University College London, University College Dublin and the University of Manchester
- ContractsTutors awarded an A- from the University of San Francisco and a distinction from the Australian National University
- Contracts 1Tutor awarded a Pass from Harvard Law School
- Contracts I: Section ATutor awarded a credit from Yale Law School
- Law of ContractTutor awarded distinction from the University of Cambridge
- Law of ContractsTutors awarded distinctions from University College Dublin and the University of Lancaster
- Principles of Property and ObligationsTutor awarded a distinction from the University of Glasgow
- Private Laws RemediesTutor awarded a distinction from the University of Dublin
- Remedies and RestitutionTutor awarded a distinction from Kingston Law School
- Unjust EnrichmentTutor awarded a distinction from University College London
PGDL
- Contract LawTutors awarded distinctions from BPP Law School and The City Law School
LLM
- Comparative Contract LawTutor awarded a distinction from University College London
- Restitution of Unjust EnrichmentTutor awarded a merit from the University of Oxford
- The Law of RestitutionTutor awarded a distinction from the University of Cambridge
Questions about Contract Law notes
What is the difference between standard and customised Contract Law notes?
Standard notes are our ready-written first-class notes on Contract Law, covering the core syllabus with case law, legislation and academic commentary. Customised notes are tailored to your module's precise syllabus and reading list, or written from scratch just for you, depending on your requirements.
Can you match my university's Contract Law syllabus?
Yes. Send us your module handbook, syllabus or reading list with your quote request and we will map the notes to it topic by topic, including your lecturers' emphasis and your assessment format.
Which courses do your Contract Law notes cover?
Our tutors have written Contract Law notes for LLB & JD, PGDL, LLM. The modules are listed on this page; if yours is not listed, ask us anyway, as customised notes can be written for any syllabus.
Who writes the notes?
Our notes are written by tutors who achieved distinctions, or the course equivalent such as Outstanding on the Bar course, in the modules concerned. The result for each module is shown in the list on this page.
How much do the notes cost?
Prices depend on the level of study, the length of your syllabus and whether you need standard or customised notes. Request a quote and we will confirm the price before any work begins.
Can I hand in the notes as my own work?
No. Our notes are study materials to help you understand the law and revise for your exams. Please read our Fair Use Policy, which explains how our materials may be used.
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