and the Hypothetical Contract In dealing with the problem with political authority Thomas Hobbes proposes that state’s derive their power from a hypothetical social contract that is made between a government and its citizens. It attempts to solve the problem with political legitimacy and political obligation; the right to rule and the reason citizens obey those in power. Hobbes believes that the only way to get out of a wild and unjust “state of nature” is to collectively give up some of our rights
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Question Martina owns two houses in Loughchester. In May‚ she entered into a contract with Loughchester University for it to rent the houses for the coming academic year for use as student accommodation. The University paid Martina £750 straight away‚ with the rent to be paid to Martina by the University monthly in arrears. Martina then engaged Roger Roofers Ltd to carry out repairs on the roofs of the houses‚ to be completed by 23 September‚ in time for the arrival of the students. She paid Roger
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Basis for Advertising Contract: Google‚ Inc.‚ promises to offer advertising services to a customer in accordance to the terms outlined in the contract. The terms will govern the customer’s participation in Google’s advertising offerings and programs and how to remedy disputes. The provisions to be included in the contract must satisfy the criteria of a valid contract. Specifically‚ the contract must include an offer‚ an acceptance‚ consideration‚ capacity and a lawful purpose. Below‚ we attempt
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Void and Illegal Contracts Void Contracts Void contracts are basically those which contravene a provision in a statute or are contrary to public policy at common law but to which the ex turpi causa principle does not apply. Void by Statute A statute may declare expressly that a particular contract is void‚ eg s 45 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 which provides that clauses purporting to exclude‚ restrict‚ or modify the liability of a corporation imposed by Division 2 Part V of the Act (that
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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A VALID CONTRACT: To be enforceable by law an agreement must possess the essential elements of a valid contract as laid down by Sec.10 of Contract Act in the following terms; ‘All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object‚ and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.’ Following are the conditions for validity of the contract in detail. 1. Offer and Acceptance:
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Contract Creation and Manage Law 531 Contract Creation and Management After completion of the Contract Creation and Management simulation the following legal issues were noted. There were problems with this contract from the beginning because the specifics of the contract were ambiguous from the start. The companies involved developed a contractual relationship by evidence of an offer‚ acceptance of the offer and valid and legal consideration‚ which in this case is money for services rendered
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Rainfall Future Contracts Throughout the year‚ there are different seasons that could have several impacts on many industries. To be precise‚ the elements of weather can actually impact a company and how well they do during the different seasons of the year. Rainfall is a part of our life in some areas‚ almost daily‚ and others randomly‚ affecting every business in some sort of way. Although we can’t predict or control the weather‚ there is a way companies can hedge any losses that weather could
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It is an ordinary that Quasi-Contract is a waste paper wicker bin For the transfer of a “heterogeneous accumulation of cases resisting Conventional systems for order; however it is shown in the Succeeding passages that the circumstances is not all that terrible as that‚ despite the fact that there is no "Method of reasoning of Quasi-Contract‚" there Are yet close to three obviously classifiable gatherings in the wicker container which‚ when divided from one another‚ can be interfaced up to " different
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UCC Team Boys and a Chick Law/421 11/3/12 Mr. Marmo Uniform Commercial Codes 1) Does article 2 of the UCC apply to the contracts between Grocery Inc and their vendors? Yes. In the scenario Grocery Inc is in contract with multiple vendors‚ both private (individual) and corporate vendors. Article 2 covers the sale of goods. Goods meaning that they can be moved during the time of purchase such as food products (Lawinfo.com‚ 2012). The UCC does not cover services like a membership
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Privity of Contract LGST101 Business Law Professor George Shenoy Group Members: Ue Mu En‚ Esther Goh Yue Lin‚ Sylvia Fong Li Chu Sabina Sun Chao Ng Shi Ya 1 Content Page 1. Case Summary 2. Can Brad sue Jennifer? 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Validity of Contract Breach of Contract Brad cannot sue Jennifer Brad can sue Jennifer 3. Can Angelina sue Jennifer? 3.1 3.2 Angelina cannot sue Jennifer Angelina can sue Jennifer 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 Contract (Rights of
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