Contract Law - Implied Terms

Contracts do not stand in isolation but rather exist within specific contexts, especially when it comes to business and commerce.

Firstly terms can be implied by customs that exist within certain sectors (Hutton v Warren (1836)).

It is important to note however that customs cannot override the express terms of a contract (Les Affréteurs Réunis Société Anonyme v Leopold Walford Ltd [1919]). This is also expressed through the Latin phrase Expressum facit cessare tacitum.

Terms can also be implied by statutes such as through the Sale of Goods Acts and more recently the Consumer Rights Act 2015. This is often necessary to protect the party that is in in the weaker bargaining position.

Finally the courts may imply terms into a contract but again these should not be inconsistent with the express terms (Lynch v Thorne [1956]).

There are many areas in which the courts have implied terms in order to meet what might be considered reasonable expectations:
* employment; Lister v Romford Ice & Cold Storage Co Ltd [1957]
* landlord & tenant; Liverpool City Council v Irwin [1977]

The courts may also imply terms in order to remedy a failure of expression. As Bowen LJ noted in The Moorcock (1889):
“the implication is to give such business efficacy to the transaction as must have been intended”.

There is also an open question about what should happen when the term appears obvious but might not have been agreed to by one of the parties (AG of Belize v Belize Telecom Ltd [2009]).

It should be noted that a contract can expressly exclude implied terms although this should be clear (Johnstone v Bloomsbury Health Authority [1991]).

[avishkameemanage]

Thank you so much Marcus! I was able to get through my LLB thanks to your lectures! Bless you!

[nirajanwagle]

You teach 10 times better than my lecturer

[samwh.]

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A video on adverse possession would be really handy, if you can.

[ijas]

So cute Marcus! Thanks so much, this really helped me understand Implied Terms; My biggest thanks! (Teehee) - Susan Smith ! XXxx

[samwh.]

Is it weird that I'm watching this for fun even though I have already sat my Contract exam?

[altoriaimmigrationandbusin]

I appreciate how in your current videos, you are tying in the context of the material with the exam for more relative content :) could you do some videos about answering exam questions: strategies, how to approach the question and best way to answer to gain more points. I notice in contract law, there are many areas that can cause confusion for us students and if we assume a wrong context, our whole answer will just be ink on paper :(

[muhammadpatel]

These videos are really helpful but I was wondering if they cover the entire a-level AQA course

[alagiedanso]

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[baizidahmedzidan]

Can you make a video about the impact of HRA on statutory interpretation..

[CGHEducation]

Adorno on the bookshelf. Not your average lawyer

[KuldeepSingh-vpwe]

If a student missed the deadline of registration (as per the contract ) due to the late payment . After 10 days when the fee reached the university account. University still asked the proof of the fee following the fee paid/ an email to university . “ Is the indication from university to still
register the student after the passed deadline comes under the implied terms? Regards

[RightYouAre]

Hi marcus! Big fan! Where can I buy your courses? These vids make for great audiobooks! Looking for more!