Legal Studies – Australian context – Contract Law – Unit Introduction PowerPoint – Key terms

A resource which I think Legal Studies teachers will find helpful. If you use it, and like it, please give me a positive star rating / review.

A PPT designed to introduce 10 Legal studies students to contract law. It begins with some checking for understanding questions (which students either discuss / write down in a warm up – depending on your preference).

There is a brief explanation of the two types of civil law (tort law and contract law). Students are to copy the underlined information. This helps students to understand where this branch of law fits into the big picture.

Information is provided about contracts and common types of contracts e.g. employment contracts. There is information about how the Rule of Law applies to contract law. The following terms are also explained: express terms and implied terms; verbal contracts and written contracts; terms and conditions.

There is a slide to take students through the elements of a legally binding contract (agreement, intention, consideration, capacity and formalities). Information is provided about whether minors (under 18’s) can form legally enforceable contracts.

There are some checking for understanding questions. Students are given a few scenarios to read and questions to answer.

For the event of fast finishing -there is a video promoting the Fyre festival to watch and see what the event offered. Then there is a 10 minute video about what actually happened. This is good for generating discussion.

There is also an example case study from Victoria about hiring a venue for a concert.