General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW1001 and LLAW1002 |
| Course name: | Law of Contract I & II |
| Programme offered under: | LLB Programme |
| Semester: | Full year |
| Designated research course: | Not applicable |
| Specialization: | Not applicable |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Course offered to non-law students: | No |
| Credit point value: | 6 credits + 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
The function of contract; formation of contract, including offer and acceptance, consideration and estoppel, certainty, intention to create legal relations and privity; contents of a contract, including express and implied terms, exemption clauses and statutory control; vitiating factors, including mistake, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence and unconscionability; discharge of contract, including performance, agreement, breach and frustration; remedies, including damages, specific performance, injunctions, action for an agreed sum, account of profits, liquidated damages, deposits, part-payments, rectification and rescission.
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor (first semester) | Benjamin Chen | benched@hku.hk | CCT 512 | By email |
| Course convenor (first semester) | Massimo Lando | mlando@hku.hk | CCT 812 | By email |
| Course convenor (second semester) | Stefano Lo | stefanlo@hku.hk | CCT 301A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Avery Chan | avery.chan@dvc.hk | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Cecilia Choi | ccwychoi@hku.hk | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Joshua Kanjanapas | jkanjanapas@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Lai Chun Ho | laichunho@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Li Pak Hei | lipakhei@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Charlie Liu | charlieliuyc@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Calvin Ng | ng.k.calvin@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Kurt Ng | kurtng29@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | David Kwok | davkwok@hku.hk | CCT 804 | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Raphael Leung | raphael.leung96@gmail.com | N/A | By email |
| Course tutor (first and second semester) | Alex Mak | makalex@hku.hk | CCT 704 | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 Knowledge: By the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of the principles of Contract Law. Students should be skilled in reading Contract cases, and be able to critically assess the reasoning and conclusion of the cases.
CLO 2 Problem-solving skills: By the end of the course, students will have had some practice in applying the law to the facts, which involves identifying the relevant law for a given factual scenario, applying it to the facts, and distinguishing precedents on material grounds.
CLO 3 Critically thinking skillls: By the end of the course, students will have been given opportunities to analyse and critique the principles and process of developing the law of contract.
CLO 4 Presentation skills: By the end of the course, students will have been given opportunities to present effectively legal arguments, both orally and in writing.
CLO 5 Writing skills: By the end of the course, students will have been given opportunities to write answers to tutorial questions (essays / problems) and to improve their writing skills significantly.
2.2 LLB Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link: https://course.law.hku.hk/llb-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Class participation in tutorials | TBC | 10% | 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Mid-year in-hall exam (first semester) | 20 Dec 2023 | 40% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| Final in-hall exam (second semester) | 9 May 2024 | 50% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Lecture: | 2 hours / week for both semesters |
| Tutorial: | 1 hour tutorial / week for both semesters |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for both semesters |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
LEARNING RESOURCES
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Reading materials are posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | TBA |
| Recommended reading list: | TBA |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/