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    Law of Agency – the Contracts Act 1950 Great Northern Railway Co v Swaffield states that where impossible to get principal’s instructions‚ the agent’s action is necessary to prevent loss and the agent has acted in good faith‚ an agency of necessity arises. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to obey principal’s instructions. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to be careful‚ diligent and use any skill that he may

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    law of contractWeather contract between Cheff Reez and Marimar Hotel is void. Principle Offer S.2(a) when a person signifies his willingness to do or abstain from doing anything‚ with a view to obtain the assent of that other to the act of abstinence‚ he said to make a proposal. Acceptance S.2(b) when the person to whom the proposal is made signifies his assent thereto‚the proposal is said to be accepted. A proposal when accepted ‚becomes promise. S.7(b) In order to convert a proposal

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    the question‚ the issue in the question is will there be a contract of sale of goods act 1895(SA) under s 1? Hence‚ the law is s 1 where a contract of goods is a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property the goods to the buyer for a money consideration based on the case Toby Construction Products Pty Ltd v Computer Bar Sales Pty Ltd. The application is under s1 sale of goods act there is a contract form between me and Mandela where I have agreement‚ intention and consideration

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    Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Business & Accountancy Diplomas in ACC‚ BIT‚ BS‚ BFS & IBZ Business Law LAW OF TORT STUDENTS’ COPY Tutorial Questions Section B: Problem Questions (Use LAC format to answer‚ with supporting cases) 1. Last month‚ Raj bought a pair of Flying Eagle inline skates from his neighbourhood shop. Flying Eagle inline skates are made in a factory in Tampines owned by the Kang Brothers. Unknown to Raj‚ the particular model of inline skates had a manufacturing

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    Tort Law of Negligence

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    Torts of negligence are breaches of duty that results to injury to another person to whom the duty breached is owed. Like all other torts‚ the requirements for this are duty‚ breach of duty by the defendant‚ causation and injury(Stuhmcke and Corporation.E 2001). However‚ this form of tort differs from intentional tort as regards the manner the duty is breached. In torts of negligence‚ duties are breached by negligence and not by intent. Negligence is conduct that falls below the standard of care

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    To what extent does the law on defamation achieve a balance between a person’s right to defend their reputation and the right to freedom of speech? Introduction needed... According to the leading tort expert‚ Professor Winfield had defined defamation as: “the publication of a statement which tends to lower a person in the estimation of right-thinking members of society generally‚ or which tends to make them shun or avoid that person.” The difference between libel and slander is an important

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    Argument against a cap on reward of damages The tort system was created to summarize compensation methods and amounts for wrongs and harms committed by one party to another. Tort law‚ in essence‚ aims to offer the damaged party a chance to restore their state back to its point of origin; in other words‚ the point of tort law is to place a financial obligation on an individual who causes harm to another party. The decision to put a cap on damages is not just harmful‚ but also makes it very

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    Torts of Law - Negligence

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    There are five different torts that can be the subject of court actions‚ the most common being Negligence. Good morning students of [example]‚ my name is [name] and I am here to give you a brief talk on an area of civil law. My presentation will be based upon the tort‚ negligence and will involve a related case. Negligence is a breach of a person’s or organisation’s duty to take reasonable care in the circumstances‚ which causes harm to a person or organization. It is a manner that involves harm

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    contract but do not appear to be a relevant issue here. While it is possible for offers to be "made to the world”1‚ K ’s advertisement is an "invitation to treat"2. It cannot be construed as an offer as it shows no intention on K ’s part to be bound to its terms‚ in contrast to the wording of the advertisement in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ba// Co3. Thus A ’s letter to K dated 21 April is the first possibility of an offer. However the terms of this letter are too vague to be construed as an offer

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    Contract Creation and Management LAW/531 October 17‚ 2011 Contract Cron and Management The objective for the contract creation and management assignment was to review The Nature of Agency video. After watching the video‚ the assignment asks for an analysis of the issues presented in The Nature of Agency video. The video elaborates on how someone signature can cause the company a lawsuit. In the video‚ the company Quick Takes Video is facing a collection claims from Non-Linear Pro because of a

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