Abstract:
In recent years there has been much discussion about the use and abuse of the ‘casebook’ method of teaching contract law. It is alleged that the casebook method is out-of-touch with legal practice and that contract law teaching should be more skills-centred, problem-based and technologically savvy. While there is merit to much of this discussion, we should be cautious about a wholesale abandonment of the casebook method. There are a number of benefits to teaching via the in-depth study of cases that may be lost if we fail to recognise what they are. While the casebook method can always be improved, it is still a teaching method that has utility for contract law students of the twenty-first century.