Ct7 - Contract Law: (2) Contents of a Contract: Express Terms

As we commence our examination of the contents of a contract, our first podcast deals with the quite complex area of express terms.

Contents: 

 2) CONTENTS OF A CONTRACT

   A. Express Terms

   (i) Warranties and Mere Representations

• Timing
• When Verbal Agreement is Reduced to Writing and Oral Statement made Not Included
• The Importance of the Statmenet in the Minds of the Parties
• Reliance
• Special Knowledge of Skill

   (ii) The Parol Evidence Rule

   (iii) Exceptions to the Parol Evidence Rule

• Where the Written Document was Not Intended by the Parties to be the Entire Contract
• To Demonstrate the Non-Existence or Non-Operation of the Contract
• To Explain a Custom
• To Explain the Circumstances Surrounding an Agreement
• To Explain the Subject Matter of a Contract
• To Correct a Mistake (Rectification)
• To Prove the Consideration

   (iv) Collateral Contracts

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