Law 202 - Contracts

Course Description

Contracts (Law 202) explores the law of private contract in common law Canada. Course subjects include:

• contract formation – offer, acceptance, consideration, intention to create legal relations, certainty of terms, tender bidding; 

• contractual terms – representations versus contractual terms, misrepresentation and the right of rescission, classification of contractual terms, admissibility of parol evidence, good faith and the duty of honest performance; 

• contract enforceability – the ability of a party to enforce the contract in the event of breach, effectiveness of exclusion and limitation clauses;

• examination of the doctrines of mistake, frustration, duress, undue influence, unconscionability, illegality; 

• remedies for breach – exceptional remedies (specific performance or injunctive relief) versus damages, measures of damages (expectation, reliance & restitution), calculation of damages under different measures, aggravated and punitive damages, doctrinal requirements for damages including causation, remoteness and mitigation.

This survey course also exposes students to differing perspectives and theories of contract law thereby facilitating critical engagement with prevailing doctrine. 

Class Prize Winners

Julie Labach, 2018-19; Mervin Kwok, 2016-17; AJ Mokelky, 2015-16; Jasmine Lothian, 2014-15; Denielle Deminchuk, 2013-14