contract i worksheet 2016 - introduction

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UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

FACULTY OF LAW

LAW 1410 – LAW OF CONTRACT I

INTRODUCTION

The objectives are:

1. Firstly, to introd!" #nd$%"nt$l !ontr$!t &rin!i&l"s $nd so%" r"l"'$nt t("or"ti!$l

$&&ro$!("s t($t %$y $ssist $ )"tt"r nd"rst$ndin* o# t(" l$+ o# !ontr$!t

-. S"!ondly, to "$%in" t(" n$tr" $nd s!o&" o# !ontr$!t l$+ )y r"#"r"n!" to s)/"!t %$tt"r

0. T(irdly, to introd!" so%" $n$lyti! $&&ro$!("s t($t %$y )" $&&li"d +("n !onsid"rin*

(o+ t(" l$+ o# !ontr$!t #n!tions

. Fort(ly, to !onsid"r t(" i%&$!t o# *ood #$it(, (on"st &"r#or%$n!" $nd t(" &oli!y!onstr!tion rol" o# t(" /di!i$ry.

By the e! o" this #o!$%e st$!ets sho$%! be ab%e to:

1. D"%onstr$t" $ *ood nd"rst$ndin* o# t(" #nd$%"nt$l &rin!i&l"s $nd t("or"ti!$l

)$s"s in s&&ort o# t(" '$lidity o# !ontr$!ts

-. 2"tt"r $&&r"!i$t" t(" &"r'$si'" i%&$!t o# !ontr$!t l$+, $nd +(y it is !riti!$l to ($'" $sond nd"rst$ndin* o# (o+ it #n!tions

0. Criti!$lly "$%in" +("t("r t(" &r"'$ilin* $&&ro$!( o# t(" Co%%on+"$lt( C$ri))"$n

/di!i$ry to t(" int"r&r"t$tion o# !ontr$!ts !o%&orts +it( +($t t(" )"st int"r"st o#

/sti!" d"%$nds

. 2"tt"r "n*$*" in &oli!y $nd &ro&os$ls #or &ossi)l" r"#or% d")$t"s !on!"rnin* t("#n!tion o# !ontr$!t l$+ in t(" Co%%on+"$lt( C$ri))"$n.

A& O'(R'I(W

W("t("r or$l or in +ritin* or &$rtly or$l $nd &$rtly in +ritin*, "'"ry !o%%"r!i$l

$rr$n*"%"nt, i# it is to )" +ort(+(il", %st )" s&&ort"d )y $n $*r""%"nt )"t+""n t("

&$rti"s. T(is $*r""%"nt is &ro&"rly !$ll"d $ !ontr$!t. T(" !ontr$!t +ill "st$)lis( t(" &r"s%"d, "'"n i# not !l"$rly "&r"ss"d, int"ntion o# t(" &$rti"s $nd is t(" )$sis on +(i!(

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"n#or!"%"nt o# o)li*$tions %$y )" s"!r"d +it( $ssist$n!", i# r"3ir"d, #ro% n$tion$l

!orts.

T(" !ontr$!t in!or&or$t"s %yri$d #nd$%"nt$l &rin!i&l"s, in!ldin* &"r($&s %ost

i%&ort$ntly t($t "'"ry &"rson ($'in* l"*$l !$&$!ity so to do ($s t(" #r""do% to $*r""

+($t"'"r is d"sir"d in !o%%"r!i$l d"$lin*s nl"ss t($t d"sir" is &ro(i)it"d $s $ %$tt"r o# l$+. T(is !on!"&t #inds "&r"ssion in t(" do!trin" o# #nd$%"nt$l #r""do% o# !ontr$!t.

H"r" +" +ill !onsid"r:

1& )eera% *rici+%es o" Cotract

,& Cotract$a% Theory

-& .$bject /atter o" Cotract

4& A++roaches to Aa%ysi Cotract

Rea!is:

R Ston" 4 5 D"'"nn"y, The Modern Law of Contract 611t( Edn7 -819 Rotl"d*", !(& 1

D W")"r, ;R"stri!tin* t(" Fr""do% o# Contr$!t: A Fnd$%"nt$l ro(i)ition


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T(" *"n"r$l &rin!i&l" s"t ot $)o'" is +"ll "st$)lis("d. W($t is not $s +"ll "st$)lis("d $r"

t(" #$!tors t($t s(old )" !onsid"r"d )y t(" !ort +("n s""in* to d"t"r%in" t("

&"r#or%$n!" o)li*$tions o# t(" &$rti"s, $nd t(" "t"nt to +(i!( t(" !ort s(old "n*$*" in &r&os"#l $nd int"r"st o# /sti!" ori"nt"d /di!i$l &oli!y !onstr!tion.

H"r", +" +ill !onsid"r $s&"!ts o#:

1& )oo! Faith

,& oest *er"or#ace

-& (2$ity a! 3$!icia% *o%icy Costr$ctio

Rea!is:

Articles

S5 2rton ;2r"$!( o# Contr$!t $nd t(" Co%%on L$+ Dty to "r#or% in ood F$it(<

6117 H$r'. L. R"'. 0=

D C$%&)"ll, ;ood F$it( $nd t(" U)i3ity o# t(" GR"l$tion$l Contr$!t< 6-817 Bod.

L. R"'. 9

EA F$rns+ort(, ;ood F$it( "r#or%$n!" $nd Co%%"r!i$l R"$son$)l"n"ss Und"r t("

Uni#or% Co%%"r!i$l Cod"< 61=07 08 U. C(i!$*o L. R"'. ===

A B$son, ;Contr$!t, ood F$it( $nd E3it$)l" St$nd$rds in F$ir D"$lin*< 6-8887 11=

L$+ . R"'. ==

SJ O2ryn", ;ood F$it( in Contr$!t$l "r#or%$n!": R"!"nt D"'"lo&%"nts< 6197

C$n. 2$r R"'. 8

Cases

Harry Bhasin v Larry Hrynew K-81 0 S.C.R.

Aleyn v Belchier 6197, 1 Ed"n 10-, - E.r. =0

Mills v Mills 6107 =8 C.L.R. 198 6H.C.A.

Mellish v Motteux 61-7, "$" 19=, 18 E.R. 110

Carter v Boehm 61==7, 0 2rr. 189, E.R. 11=-

Interfoto Picture Library Limited v Stiletto isual Pro!rammes Limited K1 2 00,

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Attorney "eneral of Beli#e v Beli#e Telecom Limited K-88 UJC 18, K-88 1 WLR

1$am Sen! Pte Ltd v International Trade Cor% Ltd K-810 EWHC 111 627

TUTORIAL U(.TION

1. Criti!$lly !onsid"r t(" d"!ision in Bhasin v Hrynew )y r"#"r"n!" to !l$ssi!$l !ontr$!tt("ory. Ho+ s(old t(" 5$%$i!$n !orts $&&ro$!( t(" Gno+ "st$)lis("d n"+ dty o#

(on"st &"r#or%$n!" in !ontr$!t d"$lin*s?

Preferred Approach

Std"nts s(old )" di'id"d into t(r"" r$ndo%ly s"l"!t"d *ro&s M Cons"l #or t("

Cl$i%$nt, Cons"l #or t(" D"#"nd$nt, $nd 5d*"s.

Cons"l #or t(" Cl$i%$nt +ill to*"t("r &r"&$r" $r*%"nts in s&&ort o# t(" d"!ision.

T("y +ill s"l"!t on" to $r*" on )"($l# o# t(" *ro&. Cons"l #or t(" D"#"nd$nt +ill$do&t $ si%il$r $&&ro$!( to &r"&$r$tion $nd ("n $r*" $*$inst t(" d"!ision. T(" 5d*"s

+ill &r"&$r" $ d"!ision in dr$#t $nd $#t"r ("$rin* t(" $r*%"nts r"nd"r $ d"!ision.

r"&$r$tion o# S)%issions $nd Dr$#t 5d*"%"nt %st )" don" )"#or" t(" Ttori$l.

T(" d"!ision o# t(" 5d*"s +ill )"!o%" t(" s)/"!t o# $ s(ort *"n"r$l d")ri"#in* $nd

%or" *"n"r$l dis!ssion +ill #ollo+.

T(" *R(. syste# o# $r*%"nt is to )" $&&li"d M 6osition t$"n7, R 6R"$son #or

$do&tin* &osition7, E 6E'id"n!" in s&&ort7, S 6S%%$ry o# $r*%"nts7.

Time allocations:

S)%ission o# Cl$i%$nt M 18 %int"s

S)%ission o# D"#"nd$nt 18 Bint"s

R")tt$l o# Cl$i%$nt M 9 Bint"s

D"!ision )y 5d*"s M 18 Bint"s

D")ri"#in* $nd "n"r$l Dis!ssion 19 Bint"s

NB5 (ach st$!et is re2$ire! to +artici+ate6 a! +re+are! .$b#issios a! Dra"t

3$!e#et #$st be ha!e! i&

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