References………………………………………………………………. 11 INTRODUCTION In Assignment 1 in Common Law the basic notions relevant to business activities will be viewed. The purpose of this assignment is to apply basic theoretical knowledge of common law to day-to-day business practice. In this assignment particular cases will be considered from the legal standpoint. Legal aspect has always been important to any kind of business. Depending on the scale of operations we can see legal departments in large multinational corporations
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A contract is a legally binding agreement or relationship that exists between two or more parties to do‚ or abstain from performing certain acts. A contract can also be defined as a legally binding exchange of promises between two or more parties that the law will enforce. For a contract to be formed an offer made must be backed with an acceptance of which there must be consideration. Both parties involved must intend to create legal relation on a lawful matter which must be entered into freely and
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Part 1 THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT There are five basic requirements that need to be satisfied in order to make a contract: ● An agreement between the parties (which is usually shown by the fact that one has made an offer and the other has accepted it). ● An intention to be legally bound by that agreement (often called intent to create legal relations). ● Certainty as to the terms of the agreement. ● Capacity to contract. ● Consideration provided by each of the
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Formation of contract The green van Hubert’s initial e-mail is merely an invitation to treat‚ demonstrating only a willingness to negotiate rather than an intention to be bound by acceptance. The response from Philip to Hubert’s preliminary enquiry about the green van is‚ however‚ clearly an offer. There is intention to be bound by acceptance‚ demonstrated by the expression “when do you want it?”‚ combined with identification of the essential elements – the price (£30‚000) and the subjects (the
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Agreement Offer The offer must be communicated by the offeror or an authorised agent of offeror to offeree: Henthorn v Fraser However‚ it is not necessary for an offer to be made to a specific person or a class or group of people. An offer can be made to "all the world"‚ in which case the offeree is regarded as a member of the general public: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball When an offer is made‚ the term of the proposed contract must be communicated to the offeree: Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking
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BTEC National Business Unit 21: Aspect of contract and business law Assignment 1: The requirements for a valid contract P1: Identify the legal criteria for offer and acceptance in a valid contract. In order for a contract to be legally binding‚ both parties must make an offer and an acceptance of that offer. An offer‚ by law it is generally presumed that in a commercial transaction‚ the contracting parties must have the intention to create a legally binding contract. This means that if they
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Unit 14 The different types of employment contracts Permanent – is a contract that has no defined termination date other than retirement at 65‚ permanent contracts are always more that a year Temporary is a contract that only last for a period of time (6months or less) this is normally done for a replacement of the staffs on maternity or sickness leave or on training. Part time is a contract that allows someone to work fewer hours than a full-time worker. There is no specific number of hours
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ESSENTIALS OF A VALID CONTRACT A valid contract has to have the following essential characteristics: * Proper offer and acceptance An offer to be valid must contain certain conditions such as it must intend to create legal relationship‚ its terms must be certain and unambiguous‚ it must be communicated to the person to whom it is being made. An acceptance to be valid must fulfill certain conditions such as it must be communicated by an authorized person before the offer lapses. *
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Running head: ELEMENTS OF A 1 Elements of a Contract Moses Parker BUS 670: Legal Environment Porf. Stacey Callaway October 6‚ 2014‚ 2014 ELEMENTS OF A 2 Elements of a Contract Indeed‚ contracts plays a very significant role in all aspects of society; according
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LAW OF CONTRACT The Law of Contract is that branch of law which determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon the parties. Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into effect from 1st September‚ 1872. It extends after
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