USIU BUS 3010 BUSINESS LAW LAW AGENCY NOTES AGENCY LAW The law of agency in Kenya is basically that of the English Common Law. It deals with the relationships that arise when one person‚ the agent‚ is used by another‚ the principal‚ to perform certain tasks on his behalf. CREATION OF THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP Agency may be created in four ways namely‚ i. By contract ii. By Ratification iii. By Estoppel iv. By operation of the law Agency by Contract This may either be by express contract
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LAW OF AGENCY The law relating to agency in Kenya is contained in the Factors Act 1889 and the common law as modified by the doctrines of equity. Agency may be defined as a legal relationship that exists between a person called the agent is considered by law to represent another known as the principal in such a way as to affect the principal’s legal position in relation to 3rd parties. It has also been defined as a relationship where a party expressly or implied consents that the other should
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TOPIC THREE: LAW OF AGENCY * Nature and Creation of an Agent * Duties of an Agent to his Principal * Duties of a Principal to his Agent * Termination of Agency Contract NATURE OF AGENCY What is an agency? Section 135 of Contract Act 1950: “Agency is the relationship which subsists between the principal and the agent who has been authorized to act for him or represent him in dealings with others.” There are two types of agency contracts:- 1. Contract between principal & agent
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This case comes under Law of Agency. Agency Law is concerned with any “principal‚ agent and third party” relationship; a relationship in which one person has legal authority to act for another. Agency involves three parties : • Principal – Mr. Smithfield • Agent – U.K. Rail • Third Party – Pig resort/Care Centre Agency relationship may arise in five ways and one them which arise in this case is “Agency Of Necessity” and the requirements are : • Genuine necessity – there was a delay in delivering
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questions. 1. What is an Agency? Agency is a fiduciary relationship “which results from the manifestation of consent by one person to another that the other shall act in his behalf and subject to his control‚ and consent by the other so to act”. A party who employs another person to act in his behalf and subject is called a Principal. A party who agrees to act on behalf of another is called an Agent. Agency is governed by a large body of common law known as agency law. Eg: A real estate broker
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Agency (1) AGENCY RELATIONSHIP? (2) AUTHORITY? Agency is an agreement‚ express or implied‚ by which the principal entrusts to the agent‚ the management of the business; to be transacted in his name‚ or on his account‚ and by which the agent assumes to do the business and to render an account of it. Agency involves: Principal‚ who passes authority to Agent to effect the legal relations between the principal Third party‚ acted with principal through the agent Section 135 CA (Definition of Agent)
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Local law enforcement is made up of a city’s police department‚ a sheriffs department‚ and some small town police departments. The local city police have the job of patrolling the streets for law violators‚ traffic violations‚ criminal investigations‚ and also providing crowd control. Most counties have a sheriffs department that can handle its crimes. The sheriffs department has the responsibility of handling the local jails; they are bailiffs in the local court rooms‚ they are coroners‚ as well
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Text Reader Agency and Employment Law Dr. Jay-D Olivier INHOLLAND UNIVERSITY Diemen‚ Haarlem‚ Rotterdam Course Year 2010-2011 Term 5 Internal publication INHOLLAND University of Professional Education International Business Management Dr. Jay-D Olivier (BA Law‚ MA‚ D. Law‚ Ph.D) Contents Agency Law 3 Principal’s Duties to the Agent 18 Liability
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case about 200 customers of Potter’s business were not notified of the termination of the agency and Aker who had been a sales agent for Potter for twenty years was also fired along with the termination of the company. Typically when there is a termination of an agency or a agency relationship the agent no longer represents the principal (Potter). However‚ if an agency is terminated the principal is under a duty of notification of the termination of the agency to the third parties (200 customers)
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Assignment Submission Form Module Name | Commercial and Company Law in Semester 2. | Name of Lecturer | Sheila McCarthy | | | Title of Assignment | Law CA Semester 2 -2013 | | | | | Campus | LIT Tipperary Thurles | Course | Bachelor Of Business Level 7 | Student ID(s) | P10011462 | Name of Student(s) | Martin G Lynch | Date | 13/03/13 | Word Count | 2004 | I declare that no element of this assignment has been plagiarised: Student Signature | | “An Agent is
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