Part A Contracts are an integral part of business and everyday life‚ and are fundamental to construction as the industry relies on the formation of contracts for business agreements. “Contracts are based on the idea of a bargain‚ where each side must put something into the bargain. A contract may be defined as ’an agreement which is binding on the parties’” (Galbraith‚ 1998‚ pg78). There are a number of key components which must be present in the formation of such contracts. Firstly‚ there
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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‚ requirements of writing and personal bar (formative written exercise) The main point of this scenario is whether Alana‚ the previous inhabitant of the home‚ and Edwina‚ the current inhabitant‚ had formed a contract whereby the right of ownership had been passed over to Edwina. After two days of Edwina living in the house she received a letter from Alana telling her they had not formed a contract and that she would have to leave the premises. Over the course of this essay
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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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BUS103 Assignment Ellyn Hurst Florentina Benga Wednesay 4.00 – 5.00 Word count: 1418 A contract is an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating legal rights and obligations enforceable in a court of law. There are three essential elements that must be proven to establish a contract. The first element that must be established is whether or not there was an agreement between the parties. There must be an offer proposed by on party‚ and
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UCC Crystal Pierce Rasmussen College Author Note This assignment is being submitted on March 17th‚ 2013‚ for Rick Barrett’s B491 course at Rasmussen College by Crystal Pierce. UCC It has been a good year and you have decided to put an addition on the side of your house. You hire Bob the Builder to do the job and have a signed contract. You review the plans‚ make a sizable down payment‚ and Bob starts demolition. But then after a week‚ Bob seems to disappear. Several weeks go by‚ construction
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WEEK 3 – THE FORMATION OF CONTRACTS Apply Your Knowledge (EXERCISE 4 – CONTRACT OR NOT?) Review the essential elements of a valid and enforceable contract and decide whether a valid‚ void or voidable contract has been formed in each of the following situations. Provide a legal explanation for your decision. 1. Last year‚ Smith‚ the owner of a retail business‚ in an attempt to reduce employee absenteeism due to illness‚ offered to give any employee who quit smoking for a year a $500
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Consideration in contract formation ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Consideration is essential to the formation of any contract made without deed. It distinguishes a bargain or contract from a gift. Lush J in the case of Currie v Misa (1875) referred consideration consist of a benefit to the promisor or a detriment to the promisee as: “Some right‚ interest‚ profit or benefit accruing to one party‚ or some forbearance‚ detriment‚ loss or responsibility given‚ suffered
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Sales contracts are formed in a very similar manner and with similar context as common law contracts. There are some differences however‚ and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2 covers these in great detail. The UCC was established in 1952‚ to “facilitate commerce among the states‚ by providing a uniform‚ but flexible set of rules governing commercial transactions” (Miller‚ 2014). One of the differences is in the contract’s offer‚ and when the contract becomes binding. Generally‚ a contract
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UCC and CISG The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)‚ first published in 1952‚ is one of a number of uniform acts that have been promulgated in conjunction with efforts to harmonize the law of sales and other commercial transactions in all 50 states within the United States of America. The goal of harmonizing state law is important because of the prevalence of commercial transactions that extend beyond one state. For example‚ goods may be manufactured in State A‚ warehoused in State B‚ sold from
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