Study Guide1:
I. Extinguishment of Obligations
❖ Take note of the various modes to extinguish an obligation:
➢ Remember: PaLoReMerComNo FRAP
❖ Take note of the various/special modes to effect payment/performance
❖ When do you consider a thing as Lost.
➢ What are the various ways that a thing may be considered as lost.
❖ Take note that remission is considered a donation
➢ What are the requirements to validly effect a donation/remission
❖ Take note of the parties involved in Merger or Confusion
❖ What are the different types of Compensation and what are their requisites if any.
❖ Take note of Novation
➢ What are the ways in which novation will take effect?
➢ What are the requisites of novation?
➢ What are usually involved in novation?
➢ When is there substitution.
➢ When is there subrogation.
➢ What are the differences between the two abovementioned.
II. Contracts
❖ What is a contract?
➢ What are the different kinds of contracts?
➢ What makes up a valid contract?
➢ Freedom of Contract
➢ Limitations of Freedom to Contract
❖ Consent
➢ What is consent
➢ What is required for there to be meeting of the minds
➢ When is valid consent given
➢ How is consent vitiated
➢ Who can and cannot give consent
❖ Object
❖ Cause / Consideration
❖ Form of Contracts
➢ When required
❖ Reformation of Contracts
➢ When available
❖ Interpretation of Contracts
➢ How to interpret contracts
❖ Kinds of Defective Contracts
➢ What are the different kinds of remedies available for defective contracts
➢ What are the requisites for these remedies to be availed of.
➢ Art. 1403 (2)
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Caveat: this study guide is just a guide. It does not mean that topics not covered under this
guide will be excluded from the exam.