Case name Case facts What it links to Rookes V Barnard Rookes sued the union officials‚ including Mr Barnard‚ the branch chairman. Rookes said that he was the victim of a tortious intimidation that had used unlawful means to induce BOAC to terminate his contract. The strike was alleged to be the unlawful means. -The case was almost immediately reversed Miliangos V George Frank Textiles George Frank Ltd was a Swiss textile producer who sold and delivered textiles to Miliangos‚ textile
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Rule of law in India When the rule of law disappears‚ we are ruled by the whims of men – Tiffany Madison Introduction What does rule of law mean? In laymen terms‚ law should rule‚ people should obey the law. The earliest form of this type of governance could be traced back to 1750 BC. The Hammurabi code‚ popularly known as an ‘eye for an eye’‚ off course it was the most primitive form of law which was used to obtain justice. In a democratic nation especially India‚ our constitution is the supreme
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UNIT 2: OFFER TUTORIAL SHEET 2 1. What is an offer? 2. Explain the two (2) types of offer? 3. Distinguish between an offer and an invitation to treat. 4. What types of communication do not constitute an offer? 5. Explain each type of communication identified in (4) above. 6. When is an offer effective? 7. Explain the difference between a counter- offer and request for information. 8. Explain whether each of the following is a bilateral offer‚ unilateral offer or not an
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Rule of Law in Singapore Rule of Law: An independent judiciary‚ one that is independent of government and not dependent on it or subservient to it. Unless the public accepts that the judiciary are independent‚ they will have no confidence in the honesty and fairness of the decision in courts. This independence is exemplified in the judicial oath. The independence of the judiciary will ensure that no one is above the law and the law is applied equally to all. Judiciary has the responsibility
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NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY A PROJECT OF CONTRACT-I Government Agreements under Contracts and Constitution SUBMITTED TO :- SUBMITTED BY: DR.(Prof.)MOHD. ISHAQ QURESHI SIDDHARTH SHARMA PROFESSOR 2012BALLB100
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to tender or an invitation to treat. According to Harvela Investments Ltd v. Royal Trust Co of Canada (CI) Ltd (1986)‚ the usual analysis is that an invitation to tender for a particular project is simply an invitation to treat. ’ However‚ in the case of Harvela Investments Ltd‚ the invitation to tender is treated as an offer implicating legal obligations. I believe that Jack was making an invitation to treat rather than an invitation to tender‚ constituting an offer‚ for several reasons; firstly
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Chapter 4 The Rule of Law Overview The chapter begins by distinguishing between two types of law. Criminal law is a formal means of social control that uses rules‚ interpreted and enforced by the courts‚ to set limits on the conduct of the citizens‚ to guide the officials‚ and to define unacceptable behavior. Civil law is a means of resolving conflicts between individuals. It includes personal injury claims (torts)‚ the law of contracts and property‚ and subjects such as administrative law and the regulation
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APE 12 29 March 2012 Bending the Rule of Law What is the rule of law? It is often heard—from the mouths of politicians‚ judges‚ CEOs‚ and the President himself—but does anyone stop and ponder its true meaning and implications? The rule of law is the belief that all people fall equally under the law. This means that no one person or group is above the law‚ and conversely‚ no one person or group is below the law. The reason the concept of the rule of law is so powerful is because it is an idea
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the rule of law. World Bank‚ The Rule of Law as a Goal of Development Policy By Helen Yu and Alison Guernsey I. Introduction to the Rule of Law Politicians‚ lawyers‚ economists and policy-makers often use the term rule of law to characterize a certain type of legal-political regime. As the pace of globalization has increased in the past two decades‚ many developing countries have prioritized their policy agendas to promote the rule of law. This
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Introduction To Contract Law: A contract is ’a promise or set of promises which the law will enforce’ (Pollock Principles of Contract (13th Edn) 1). The expression ’contract’ may‚ however‚ be used to describe any or all of the following: 1. that series of promises or acts themselves constituting the contract; 2. the document or documents constituting or evidencing that series of promises or acts‚ or their performance; 3. the legal relations resulting from that series. A contract may be defined
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