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Contract Law Topic: Offer and acceptance      

Introduction to offer and acceptance (level 7) Requirements for a valid offer Invitations to treat Termination of an offer Three rules in relation to acceptance Acceptance must be communicated

Topic: Consideration    

Introduction to consideration (level 7) Consideration - key principles Existing obligations Promissory estoppel

Topic: Intention to create legal relations 

Intention to create legal relations

Topic: Capacity 

Capacity

Topic: Duress and undue influence      

Introduction to duress and undue influence (level 7) Duress Economic duress Economic duress - further case law Undue influence Undue influence and third parties

Topic: Terms        

Terms - introductory lecture Introduction to terms Express terms contrasted with representations Express terms Implied terms Sale of Goods Act 1979 and Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 Consumer Rights Act 2015 Conditions and warranties

Topic: Exemption clauses and unfair terms    

Introduction to exemption clauses Construction of exemption clauses Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 Consumer Rights Act 2015 (exemption clauses and unfair terms)

Topic: Misrepresentation    

Elements of an actionable misrepresentation Statements of fact: further detail and case law Categories Remedies

Topic: Privity of contract and rights of third parties    

Introduction to privity of contract Common law methods of circumventing the doctrine of privity Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 Less frequently encountered exceptions or practical solutions to the rules on privity

Topic: Mistake 

Mistake

Public Law

Topic: Key Principles of the UK Constitution        

The constitution: history and introduction The Monarch Parliament Characteristics of the constitution of the UK Introduction to constitutional conventions The Executive The Judiciary Devolution

Topic: Responsible Government   

The Prime Minister and Cabinet The Ministerial Code and individual ministerial responsibility The Civil Service

Topic: Institution of Parliament     

Who is who in Parliament The workings of Parliament Parliamentary legitimacy and privilege Parliamentary scrutiny Progress of a Bill through Parliament

Topic: Seperation of Powers    

The seperation of powers overview The Executive and Parliament Role of the Judiciary The Seperation of Powers – Key cases

Topic: Rule of Law   

Rule of Law overview Challenges to the rule of law Limits on executive power

Topic: Royal Prerogative    

Royal Prerogative: Overview Control of Prerogative -Legality Control of the exercise of the Prerogative Control of Prerogative – post GCHQ

Sovereignty of Parliament  

Parliamentary sovereignty – history and background Limitation and Parliamentary sovereignty

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The EU and Parliamentary sovereignty Impact of the HRA 1998 on Parliamentary sovereignty Parliamentary sovereignty and the common law...