Contracts + Third Party Benefit (1 Viewer)

[47.46.45]

"Assume that A contracted with B, in return for consideration provided by B, that A would confer a benefit on C. Since this third party benefit contract is valid, the question may arise what rights could arise should a breach of the contract occur.

In your answer, please consider the contractual rights and obligations (including remedies for potential breach of contract) for each of A, B and C."

Wtf. I don't even know where to start with this. Can anyone provide some pointers?

1500 words // 50% of my contracts assessment mark on a topic that we can't have spent more than five minutes on in class =(

 

[47.46.45]

try reading Principals of Contracts Law, Paterson et al.

The whole book? The reason I'm getting fuxed by this question is largely because I don't really understand what topic it falls into.

 

[hfis]

The whole book? The reason I'm getting fuxed by this question is largely because I don't really understand what topic it falls into.

'Privity'.

You haven't spent more than 5 minutes on it because they want you to research it and learn the topic yourself. Happy hunting.

 

[amaccas]

privity of contract. read the leading cases. read the journal articles... yadda yadda yadda. spend some time on it and get into it and you will get a good mark. good luck.

 

[47.46.45]

That's exactly what I was looking for guys, thanks a lot =)

 

[Strawbaby]

try reading Principals of Contracts Law, Paterson et al.

On an odd side note, one of the other guys who wrote that book, Andrew Robertson, is my contracts teacher, and privity is this week's topic.

 

[melsc]

Principles Of Australian Contract Law
Gooley & Radan

Is also nice an concise

 

[Strawbaby]

If you want to read the specific case bits that'll help you, find the book that accompanies Principles of Contract Law, Contract: Cases and Materials.

 

[Capricious]

On an odd side note, one of the other guys who wrote that book, Andrew Robertson, is my contracts teacher, and privity is this week's topic.

And my Contracts lecturer is Jeannie Patterson who also wrote the book with Andrew Robertson. She's fairly down to earth for an academic, good lecturer too.

 

[iamsickofyear12]

I just read something covering this exact situation about 10 minutes ago... but I have already forgotten.

 

[Strawbaby]

And my Contracts lecturer is Jeannie Patterson who also wrote the book with Andrew Robertson. She's fairly down to earth for an academic, good lecturer too.

How cool! Andrew is pretty good, too, but he has this strange habit - whenever you answer a question, he pauses for just too long a moment, making you think that you got it TOTALLY wrong and he's going 'wtf?' But it's just his 'thinking' pause. It always throws me off.

 

[existentialist]

Haha capricious - I guess i'll probably and inadvertently see you today in Jeannie's lecture.

strawbaby - my torts lecturer is the same. He pauses after being asked a question. One time his pause was so long the class laughed. He's a jovial and enthusiastic lecturer though - the type of person who loves his job. He's also big on policy - "Is this ok? Do we have an opinion on this?"

 

[Xytech]

On an odd side note, one of the other guys who wrote that book, Andrew Robertson, is my contracts teacher, and privity is this week's topic.

lol, patersons my lecturer as well