Law for Estate Management Students

Part I: Outline of the English legal system. Introduction. Administration of the law. Sources of English law. Part II: The law of contract. Introduction. Agreement. Binding agreement. Privity of contract. Contractual terms. Performance and breach. Exemption clauses. Discharge by frustration. Remedies for breach of contract. Mistake. Misrepresentation, duress and undue influence. Contracts in restraint of trade. Agency. Part III: The law of tort. Introduction. Negligence - duty of care. Negligence - breach of duty. Negligence - the causing of damage. Defences to negligence. Liability for dangerous premises. Breach of statutory duty. Trespass to land. Nuisance. Strict liability. Animals. Vicarious liability. Remedies. Part IV: Land law. Land, its ownership and use. The formal acquisition of rights to land. The informal acquisition of rights to land. Sharing ownership. Trusts of land. Enforceability of interests in land. Landlord and tenant. Easements. Restrictive covenants. Mortgages. Index.