Summary University Contract Law Lecture notes condensed

CONTRACT LAW NOTES

Importance of Contract Law:


 Agreement judged objectively – Bowerman v ABTA (1996)
 Illustration – Jones v Associated Tunnelling (1981)
 Definition of contract – Treitel (1995)
o Social agreements aren’t contracts
 Contract law and commerce
o Implied terms – Rowland v Divall (1921)
o Property/ownership
 S12 Sale of Goods Act – contract of sale, implied term on
seller – part of seller, case of sale right to sell goods.
 Formalities
o Contract – agreement, not document. Exceptions:
 DEED
 Must be in writing/evidence in writing
 Consumer Credit Act 1974
 S2(1) Law of Property Act (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1989
 Contracts of guarantee


Facts of Agreement:


 Formation of contract
o Offer made
 Offer
 Acceptance
o Contract concluded
 Request for information
o Bargain still open