Contract

This webinar by Evan Frendo is not really legal English but it includes an interesting discussion of how people can have different attitudes to contracts.

Help with translating contracts from Russian to English

Formation of contracts
There are four basic requirements for a contract to be formed: even if these points are satisfied a valid contract may not exist for some reason. For example if one of the parties lacks capacity to form a contract. Other arguments that a contract still does not exist are fraud in the inducement, duress, and because of the illegal subject matter of the contract.Parkinson_v_College_of_Ambulance_Ltd_and_Harrison is an example of a case where the consideration was illegal.
 * 1) offer
 * 2) acceptance
 * 3) consideration
 * 4) intention to create a contract

Textbook References
see chapter two of Introduction to Legal English chapter five of International Legal English on formation of contracts. unit six of ILE and chapter 7 of English Law for students of English  on  remedies unit seven on assignment of contracts and "third-party" rights. Legal English mini-course web lesson at