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English Contract Law
4 hours of video lectures
Roman Khodykin's signature course on English contract law has long been popular around the world. In a concise form it covers all the main institutions of English contract law and is useful both for practising lawyers and for those just entering the field.
Who this course is for
- Lawyers who already work with contracts governed by English law
- Lawyers planning to enter this field
- Lecturers and students of comparative law
- Those preparing for the solicitor qualifying examinations
Course curriculum
26- A brief overview of the English legal system
- Choosing English law to govern a contract
- Sources of English contract law — statutes and precedents
- Types of contracts — simple contracts and deeds
- The form of a contract under English law
- Formation of a contract under English law
- Agreements to agree
- Implied terms of contracts
- Standard terms; incorporation of general terms
- Principles of contract interpretation under English law
- Good faith in English law
- What cannot be agreed under English law
- Representations and warranties
- Indemnity obligations
- The put option
- The call option
- Drag along rights
- Tag along rights
- Force majeure clauses under English law
- The doctrine of frustration under English law
- Misrepresentation
- Rescission of a contract
- Termination of a contract
- Consequences of termination
- Types of breach of contract
- Assessment and measure of damages