Contracts for Paralegals: Legal Principles and Practical Applications » (1st Edition)

The applied, practical approach of Contracts: Legal Principles & Practical Applications for Paralegals will engage your students in the learning process with a clear, accessible writing style. Stimulate your discussions with fun, motivating and current exercises.

This text introduces the key concepts in the legal field of Contracts in a fresh light, while presenting the topics in a straightforward and comprehensive manner.

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Brief Contents
PART ONE: FORMATION 

1 Offer 

2 Consideration 

3 Acceptance 

4 Conditions 

5 Third-Party Interests 
PART TWO: DEFECTS IN FORMATION 

6 Statute of Frauds 

7 Capacity and Illegality 

8 Absence of a “Meeting of the Minds” 

9 Rules of Construction 
PART THREE: FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE 

10 Breach of Contract 

11 Excuse of Performance 

12 Changes by Agreement of the Parties 
PART FOUR: REMEDIES 

13 Compensatory and Related Damages 

14 Equity and Quasi-Contract PART FIVE: ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE 

15 The Uniform Commercial Code—Article 2: Sale of Goods and Dealings with Merchants 

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