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    A hiba-bil-iwaz is a peculiar concept in Mohammedan personal law. Hiba literally translates to gift and iwaz means consideration; so hiba-bil-iwaz means a gift for consideration. As distinguished from a hiba or simple gift‚ is a gift for consideration. it has all the elements of a sale‚ but is still characterized as a gift under Muslim law; but in reality it is a sale. Accordingly‚ possession is not required to complete the transfer‚ as it is in the case of a hiba‚ and an undivided share in property

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    restrictive covenant but it will most likely sever the non-compete and enforce the non-solicitation agreement. A court will enforce a restrictive covenant if it is: (1) ancillary to a valid employment relationship; (2) supported by adequate consideration‚ and (3) reasonable. Reliable Fire Equip. Co. v. Arredondo‚ 965 N.E.2d 393‚ 396 (Ill. 2011). I. Ancillary to a Valid Contract A court will most likely find that the restrictive covenant was ancillary to a valid employment relationship. See Lawrence

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    In English law if other than the promisee provide consideration‚ then the promise could not be enforce by the law. This problem usually may arise when third party involve. For example in the case of Price v Easton (1833)‚ In this case X are doing work for Easton and Easton make a contract with X. In return for X services Easton would pay a price of $19 to Price. The work was done by X but Easton didn’t make any payment to Price and Price sue Easton. Court held that Price claim failed as he didn’t

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    2011-2012 Assessment 1 Nick would be suing Angela claiming the full arrears and the return of the car. Nick can only succeed if he can prove there is no consideration. Consideration can be defined by Sir Frederick Pollock‚ approved by Lord Dunedin in Dunlop v Selfridge Ltd [1915] AC 847 where each party must give something in return from what is gained from the other party; ‘An act or forbearance of one party‚ or the promise thereof‚ is the price for which the promise of the other is bought

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    1.0 Introduction 1.1 Consideration Consideration is also known as element of exchange. To be a contract‚ the transaction must be supported by consideration. According to general rule‚ s. 26 of CA state that an agreement made without consideration is void. We can define consideration as the price paid for benefit received or is an exchange of promises. It means that something with monetary value‚ voluntarily exchanged for an act‚ benefit‚ forbearance‚ interest‚ promise‚ right‚ or goods or services

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    Davydova Y. Group 301 1.Presentation: 1.1.The text under consideration is entitled "The Gift of the Magi". It`s functions to show us the main idea of this text and also it tells us about the practice of giving Christmas presents in the first place? The magi‚ at least according to the Christian tradition. According to the Christian Bible‚ the magi were the trio of kings who traveled to Bethlehem from somewhere in the east to deliver three presents to the baby Jesus. According to the story‚ the magi

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    promises to pay Ryan $1000 for his efforts Issue: Is there any consideration for the promise made by Richard? The Law: Every contract requires an offer‚ acceptance‚ and considerationConsideration is the exchange of benefit and detriment‚ for example‚ the making of a promise in exchange for an act.   If a party voluntarily acts and then the other party makes a promise‚ the act is said to be “past consideration.”  A past consideration is some act or forbearance in time past by which a man has benefited

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    Consideration Student Name Instructor Name University Affiliation Date Abstract Consideration is the price that the promisor asks in exchange for their promise‚ that is‚ the price of a given promise. Consideration is not a significant part of a contract in a number of jurisdictions. Once parties have reached a binding agreement‚ that becomes sufficient. Nevertheless‚ the common law requires that for agreement to be binding‚ the person to whom a promise is made (promisee) must offer

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    Japanese American Cultural Considerations The majority of Japanese immigrants began arriving in the United States toward the middle part of the 19th Century. These first Japanese immigrants passed down many characteristics of historic Japanese culture to subsequent generations‚ and these characteristics still abide in the Japanese American psyche (Easton & Ellington‚ 2010). Today‚ Japanese culture is prevalent in many areas of the Western U.S.‚ most notably in the cities of Los Angeles‚ San

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    LAW OF CONTRACT Subject Code : 101 TOPIC : VALUE OF INSUFFICIENCY OF CONSIDERATION IN CONTRACT PRESENTED BY : NAME : Siddharth Dalabehera ROLL : 1283092 COURSE : BA LLB (B) UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF : MS. Jinia Kundu and MR. P. K. Ghosh ACKNOWLEDGMENT I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during

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