Part 1 Making the contract: offer and acceptance; certainty and agreement mistakes; intention to create legal regulations; consideration and form. Part 2 Who is bound by the contract: privity; assignment and agency. Part 3 The contents of the contract: express terms; implied terms; exclusion clauses. Part 4 The contractual allocation of risk: a duty to disclose?; misrepresentation; common mistake and frustration. Part 5 Policing the bargain: duress, undue influence and inequality of bargaining power; illegal contracts and contracts contrary to public policy. Part 6 Discharge of the contract: discharge by performance; discharge by agreement; discharge by operation of law; discharge by breach. Part 7 Remedies for breach of contract: damages; ensuring adequate compensation. Part 8 Conclusion: some issues for the future.