Podcasts by Contract Law - LW202
This course covers the basic principles and rules of Irish contract law. It aims to help students to understand how the rules work, how to apply them to the facts of real cases and how to critically analyse the purpose and content of those rules.
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22. Unfair Terms B from 2020-12-07T07:01
In the lecture we continue our discussion of unfair terms by focusing on the validity of exclusion clauses under the Sale of Goods Act 1893 and the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services of Act 1980....
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21. Unfair Terms A from 2020-12-07T07:00
In this lecture we start our discussion of unfair terms in contract law by focusing on the validity of exclusion clauses under common law rules. You can download the podcast here or listen below.
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20. Implied Terms B from 2020-11-30T07:06
In this lecture, we finish up our discussion of implied terms in contract law. We do so by focusing on the role of policy judgments in cases about terms implied in law, the rules in relation to cus...
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19. Implied Terms A from 2020-11-30T07:00
In this lecture we discuss the general phenomenon of implicature in linguistics and how it might apply to contract law. We also discuss the classic common law rule on terms implied in fact and in l...
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18. Incorporation B from 2020-11-23T07:05
In this lecture we continue to discuss the three methods for incorporating a term into a contract, focusing on the modern cases on incorporation by notice as well we the rule on incorporation by cu...
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17. Incorporation A from 2020-11-23T07:00
In this lecture we start to discuss the three methods used to incorporate a term into a contract. We cover incorporation by signature and the old case law on incorporation by notice. You can downlo...
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16. Parol Evidence“Rule”? from 2020-11-16T09:44:26
In this podcast, we look at the old common law parol evidence rule. This “rule” concerns whether extrinsic evidence can ever be introduced to modify, vary or contradict the terms of a w...
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15. Express Terms from 2020-11-16T07:00
In this podcast, we start our examination of the rules relating to the incorporation of terms into a contract. We do so by looking at the general rule in relation to how courts decide whether somet...
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12. Intention A from 2020-11-09T07:00
Classically, people thought there were three main ingredients for a binding legal contract: offer, acceptance and consideration. In the 20th century, a fourth element was added in a series of famou...
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13. Intention B from 2020-11-09T07:00
In this lecture we continue to look at the rules in relation to intention to create legal relations, focusing on the three main categories of agreements discussed in the case law: (I) domestic agre...
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14. Formalities from 2020-11-09T07:00
This lecture, briefly, covers potential formal requirements in contract law. The main one being that a contract for certain kinds of goods or services must be evidenced in writing. This requirement...
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11. Promissory Estoppel from 2020-11-02T07:00
If you make a promise to someone, stipulating that you will refrain from exercising your strict legal rights, and the other person acts on this promise, in good faith, then the law may en...
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10. Consideration B from 2020-10-26T07:22
In this lecture we will wrap up on consideration. We will discuss the case law on whether the part-payment of a debt can be sufficient consideration. As we will see, the case law is somew...
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9. Consideration B from 2020-10-26T07:21
In this lecture we will continue to discuss the rule on consideration in contract law. We will focus on whether a promise to perform a pre-existing duty can amount to sufficient considera...
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7. Against Agreement from 2020-10-19T06:00
In this lecture, we return to the claim made in lecture 2 — that agreement is the foundation of contract law — and reconsider it. I try to argue, based on what we now kno...
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8. Consideration -A from 2020-10-19T06:00
In this lecture we will introduce the rule on consideration. Consideration is one of the key things that separates contracts from other kinds of agreements. Consideration is defined as th...
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6. Acceptance–B from 2020-10-12T06:24
In this lecture we continue to discuss the rules relating to acceptance. We focus, in particular, on two issues (i) the distinction between an offer and a counter-offer (and how this give...
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5. Acceptance–A from 2020-10-12T06:23
In this lecture we discuss the rule regarding the acceptance of an offer and five qualifications of that rule. You can listen to the lecture below or download here.
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4. Offers–B from 2020-10-06T06:06
In this lecture we will discuss offers in auctions and tenders, and the revocation of offers.
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3. Offers–a from 2020-10-05T06:14
In order for there to be a binding legal contract, one party must make an offer to another party. But what, in law, is an offer? Or, perhaps more importantly, what, in law, does not count as an off...
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1. Introduction to Contract Law from 2020-09-17T20:30:02
In this introductory lecture, we discuss the unusual legal nature of contract, the moral and social importance of contract, the approach we will take to studying contract law, the importance of the...
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