ABSTRACT
Contract must be one of the most widely studied areas of English law. As well as being one of the ‘core’ subjects for professional purposes, it is often studied by those taking law options within a more general course, at degree level or below. One reason for this is that contract law provides a good, and in some cases essential, grounding for the study of many other legal subjects, such as commercial law, company law, consumer law, employment law and land law. Master contract and you will have a firm basis for the study of many other courses. It is also a typical ‘common law’ subject, which means that its rules and principles have developed largely through the decisions of the courts, rather than through statutory intervention.
