Common Law, Contracts, Arbitration and Advocacy University of Warwick

Overview

The Common Law, Contracts, Arbitration and Advocacy course at the University of Warwick aims to provide the students with an introduction into these three spheres of English common law and practice.

It provides the knowledge of general principles and approaches, and lays out a firm foundation for further study in those who want to make international commercial law and transactions their primary focus. 

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding of the general principles underpinning common law and the law of contracts
• Exploration and analysis of the key rules derived from case law governing the formation of contracts, their interpretation, and remedies for their breach
• Understanding of the general ideas and principles underpinning arbitration as a method of dispute resolution
• Gaining an overview of the legal framework governing arbitration in England and Wales and the role of courts in the process
• Exploration and analysis of the key stages of arbitration and their features
• Understanding of the different legal drafting styles for different purposes and their key characteristics
• Understanding of the principles and features of oral advocacy in common law dispute resolution
• Ability to apply the principles and rules of contract law and arbitration law to a factual and legal scenario whose complexity is appropriate to the introductory level
• Ability to demonstrate legal writing skills in applying those principles, appropriate to the introductory level