Topics to be covered in the unit include the nature contract and contract formation (offer, acceptance, invitation to treat, consideration, intention to create legal relations, certainty, formalities and capacity); contract terms (express, implied, construction, exclusions); vitiating factors (misrepresentation, mistake, duress, undue influence, unconscionable transactions); discharge (by performance, agreement, breach, frustration); Illegality; contractual and equitable remedies; and third parties (privity of contract).
PRESCRIBED TEXT - PRINCIPLES OF AUSTRALIAN CONTRACT LAW 5TH EDITION