Overview
This elective course examines systematically and in depth (to a degree not feasible in the compulsory core UNSW contract law courses) the major legal principles and associated practical and evidentiary issues in finding express and implied contractual terms, and in interpreting their meaning and effect in various contexts (including those … For more content click the Read More button below.
Main Topics
Express oral and written termsSigned and unsigned documentsLimitations of signatureConflicts between oral and written promisesThe parole evidence ruleMisleading pre-contractual statementsEntire Agreement ClausesEstoppelsImplied termsExclusion clausesCanons of interpretationRectificationEvidence admissible in constructionMistakeContractual frustration
Conditions for Enrolment
Prerequisite: Completion of 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Exclusion Courses
Course Attributes
Offered irregularly or alternate years
Delivery
In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
Access past handbook editions (2018 and prior)