Breach of Contract: Common Law, Equity and Statute

This week's discussion is on implied guarantees and specifically implied guarantee as to correspondence with sample and demonstration model, and repairs and spare parts all implied into consumer contracts for sale of good. Also discussed are guarantees implied into consumer contracts for sale of services: due care and skill, supply within reasonable time and fitness for disclosed purpose. Remedies for non-compliance with guarantees are also discussed in relation to sale of goods and supply of services. Lastly, remedies for breach of contracts are discussed generally. This includes common law, equitable and statutory remedies. Copyright 2013 Lola Akin Ojelabi / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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In this introductory subject, students examine legal institutions and practices such as law making and interpretation of laws. The law of contract and its place in commercial law, notably the law of the sale of goods, comprise the body of the unit. Other kinds of civil liability such as fault liability are compared. Students examine the economic and political factors which have influenced the development of this law and assess the impact of the law on business and industrial activity. Students are also introduced to the legal structures available for conducting business in Australia.