Introduction -- Law, freedom and society -- Role of the courts -- Machinery of justice -- Law of torts -- Professional liability -- Formation of a contract: offer and acceptance -- Formation of a contract: consideration and intention to create legal relations -- Formation of a contract: capacity to contract -- Formation of a contract: legality of object -- Grounds upon which a contract may be impeached: mistake -- Grounds upon which a contract may be impeached: misrepresentation, undue influence and duress -- Requirement of writing -- Interpretation of contracts -- Privity of contract and assignment of contractual rights -- Discharge of contracts -- Effect of breach -- Remedies for breach -- Sale of goods -- Consumer protection legislation -- Insurance and guarantee -- Bailment -- Principal and agent -- Contract of employment -- Negotiable instruments -- Intellectual property -- Interests in land and their transfer -- Landlord and tenant -- Mortgages of land and real estate transaction -- Partnership -- Nature of a corporation and its composition -- Management and operation of a corporation -- Legal devices for securing rights -- Appendix .