Australian Contract Law & Precedents
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer and I have no claim that this advice should be taken as legal advice in replacement of seeking out professional help. What I hope to do is educate you over a series of small posts published here between 7 November, 2009 and 20 November, 2009. The articles discuss what constitutes a contract with the intention that you should be able to figure out when you might need to see a real lawyer. This series is in the Australian context.
Australians, Please Ignore Contract Law on US Television
How many times have you heard people insist that such-and-such was law because they saw it on American television. That’s kind of funny but it’s not cute at all when you’re in business. The series of articles linked to below provide an overarching view of Australian Contract Law (note the disclaimer on your way into each one) that draws from a number of credible and authoritative resources (noted at the end of this page).
Australian Contracts 101: The Series
- Contracts 101 – Part 1: Outline
- Contracts 101 – Part 2: Which Contract?
- Contracts 101 – Part 3: The Six Elements
- Contracts 101 – Part 4: The Agreement
- Contracts 101 – Part 5: The Offer
- Contracts 101 – Part 6: The Acceptance
- Contracts 101 – Part 7: Battle of the Forms
- Contracts 101 – Part 8: Consideration
- Contracts 101 – Part 9: Capacity
- Contracts 101 – Part 10: Legality of Object
- Contracts 101 – Part 11: Possibility of Performance
- Contracts 101 – Part 12: Genuine Consent
- Contracts 101 – Part 13: Promissory Estoppel
- Contracts 101 – Part 14: Ending the Contract
- Contracts 101 – Conclusion: Protect your Business
