Contract Law Exam Notes

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Certainty and Completeness 3 Sufficient completeness. 3 Agreements to negotiate in good faith. 3 Consideration 4 Estoppel, ITCLR 6 Equitable Estoppel 6 Formation of a Contract - Intention to Create Legal Relations 7 Promissory Estoppel 7 Intention to Create Legal Relations 9 What must this ‘written evidence’ contain? 11 Fraud 12 Doctrine of Part Performance 12 (Interpretation of) Terms 13 Elements of a cause of action for breach of contract 13 Ambiguity 15 Parol Evidence Rule 16 The Construction of Exclusion Clauses 16 Four Corners Rule 18 Privity of Contract 20 Vitiating Circumstances 21 Misrepresentation 22 Mistake 25 Duress 30 Unconscionable conduct 34 Unconscionable conduct 37 Rescission v termination: 40 Section 21 of the ACL: 48 Sections 232, 236, 237, 238, 243 – remedies 50 236Actions for damages 50 Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) 51 Misleading or Deceptive Conduct 56 Examples of unfair terms 61 Discharge of Contract 63 Termination/Frustration 71 Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 (NSW) 75 Remedies 76 Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5D, 11A, 16, 27-33 89 DISCHARGE 104