CONTRACT LAW NOTES It is a legal enforceable agreement entered into by two or more different persons with legal capacity. The parties should have serious intention to create legally binding obligations. Their agreement needs to be within parities’ contractual capacity. Furthermore‚ parties should communicate such intention without vagueness each to the other and being of the same mind to the subject matter. Essentials of a contract a) it should be lawful b) possible of performance c) within
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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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ESSENTIAL REQUISITES OF CONTRACTS Article 1318. There is no contract unless the following requisites concur: 1. Consent of the contracting parties; 2. Object certain which is the subject matter of the contract; 3. Cause of the obligation which is established. Article 1319. Consent is manifested by the meeting of the offer and the acceptance upon the thing and the cause which are to constitute the contract. The offer must be certain and the acceptance absolute. A qualified acceptance
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Damages and Breach of Contract This paper aims to discuss and examine the case law‚ Wrotham Park Estate Co Ltd v Parkside Homes Ltd. and analyse the reasons why Brightman J in this case believe that there will be unjust if the nominal sum is awarded to the plaintiffs. The measure of damages (restitution interest/remedy(remedy Campbell‚restitution for breach of contract) and damages in lieu of injunction will also be explained. Furthermore‚ the relevant case laws will be included. Before considering
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M2014036 1 2 Contract Defined An agreement between two or more parties representing a promise to be performed for consideration 3 Necessary Parts of a Typical Construction Contract O Parties identified O Parties make promises that constitute an offer O Both parties sign the contract O Both parties receive consideration: O Contractor – payment for work done O Owner – use of the completed project O Parties of the contract must have the LEGAL AUTHORITY to negotiate a contract 4 Contractual
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There is no doubt that Western History is filled with brutal wars and combats. Blood was spilled and men were killed in order to bring their nation to victory. These fights could not be avoided for it was in their nature to expand the territory of their empire and seek for more power. Many leaders were able to skillfully direct their armies to triumph. But as victorious as they were‚ no one can deny the fact that there were as many battles lost as there were won. According to a Greek Historian names
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09811599587 THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 CHAPTER 1- NATURE 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
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valid contract is that the parties entering the contract are those who have the competency to contract. This is based on section 10 (1) of the Contract Act 1950 which states: “All agreements are contracted if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contact‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object‚ and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.” Competency refers to the capacity of being an adult‚ having a sound mind and not forbidden by law to enter any contract (e.g
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fruit juice‚ vegetables‚ stationary and 2 dresses. She puts these items into her shopping trolley. Has a contract been made between Tesco Store and Belinda at this point? Give reasons for your answer. An offer is an expression of willingness to contract on a specific set of terms‚ made by the seller with the intention that‚ if the offer is accepted‚ he or she will be bound by a contract. Both offer and invitation to treat are totally different. Invitation to treat is an invitation for other people
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Employees work directly for the company or with another person and it either the employer or manager. An independent contractor for a company or someone else may work with multiple or with self-business‚ and accept direction‚ but this factor has ultimately more control over the work she/he accepts‚ and how‚ when‚ and where it is produced. Employees often stay with one employer for a long period of time‚ whereas an independent contractor is usually only working for the company on a single project
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