CONTRACT LAW PROBLEM QUESTIONS
STEP 1: UNDERSTANDING THE STORY (VERY IMPORTANT)
What students normally do wrong
Most students read a question like a story.
For example:
“A agreed to sell goods to B, but later refused.”
They immediately think:
“this is breach”
“this is contract law”
This is too fast and causes mistakes.
What you should do instead (simple method)
You must slow down and ask three basic questions:
1. Who is involved?
Write mentally:
A = one party
B = other party
2. What happened in simple language?
Ignore legal words at first.
Example:
A promised something, then did not do it.
3. What is the problem?
Usually it is:
disagreement
broken promise
unpaid money
, changed terms
Simple idea
Before law, understand the story like a normal human.
Only after that, bring law in.
STEP 2: FIND THE LEGAL PROBLEMS (ISSUE SPOTTING)
This is the most important skill in law exams.
You are not writing the answer yet. You are just finding problems.
How to think
Take each sentence and ask:
“What could go wrong in law here?”
Example
“A offered to sell a car to B. B agreed by email. A later changed price.”
Now break it down:
Possible legal problems:
Was there a valid contract?
Did acceptance happen properly?
Can A change the price later?
Is the contract already binding?
Simple rule
Every fact hides a legal question.
Your job is to find those questions.
STEP 1: UNDERSTANDING THE STORY (VERY IMPORTANT)
What students normally do wrong
Most students read a question like a story.
For example:
“A agreed to sell goods to B, but later refused.”
They immediately think:
“this is breach”
“this is contract law”
This is too fast and causes mistakes.
What you should do instead (simple method)
You must slow down and ask three basic questions:
1. Who is involved?
Write mentally:
A = one party
B = other party
2. What happened in simple language?
Ignore legal words at first.
Example:
A promised something, then did not do it.
3. What is the problem?
Usually it is:
disagreement
broken promise
unpaid money
, changed terms
Simple idea
Before law, understand the story like a normal human.
Only after that, bring law in.
STEP 2: FIND THE LEGAL PROBLEMS (ISSUE SPOTTING)
This is the most important skill in law exams.
You are not writing the answer yet. You are just finding problems.
How to think
Take each sentence and ask:
“What could go wrong in law here?”
Example
“A offered to sell a car to B. B agreed by email. A later changed price.”
Now break it down:
Possible legal problems:
Was there a valid contract?
Did acceptance happen properly?
Can A change the price later?
Is the contract already binding?
Simple rule
Every fact hides a legal question.
Your job is to find those questions.
