Contracts and Agreements

Acceptance is assent to an offer in a way that forms or helps form a contract.

Learn what an adhesion contract is and why standard-form agreements can raise fairness issues.

An arbitration clause is a contract provision requiring certain disputes to be resolved in arbitration instead of court.

A breach of contract happens when a party fails to perform a contractual duty without legal justification.

Consideration is the exchange of value that often supports an enforceable contract.

A contract is a legally enforceable agreement that creates obligations between parties.

This section explains how agreements become legally enforceable and how courts evaluate promises, breaches, and contract clauses.

Learn what duress means in contract law and why agreements made under improper pressure may be challenged.

Force majeure refers to a contract clause that may excuse performance after extraordinary disruptive events.

Indemnification is a contractual promise to cover certain losses, claims, or liabilities for another party.

Understand liquidated damages clauses and how they differ from penalties in contract law.

A material breach is a serious contract breach that defeats a substantial part of the bargain.

Understand misrepresentation in contract law and how false statements can affect assent and remedies.

A non-disclosure agreement is a contract requiring a party to protect confidential information from unauthorized use or disclosure.

An offer is a proposal to enter a contract on stated terms that another party can accept.

Understand promissory estoppel, when reliance matters, and how it differs from ordinary contract enforcement.

Learn what rescission means in contract law and when a court or party may unwind an agreement.

See when specific performance may be used instead of damages in a contract dispute.

Learn what the statute of frauds requires and why some agreements must be in writing to be enforced.

Understand what a void contract is and how it differs from a voidable contract in contract law.

See what makes a contract voidable and how that differs from a contract that is void from the start.