Contract is an agreement between two or more competent parties in which an offer is made and accepted‚ and each party benefits. No contract can come into being unless the following features exist: an actual offer‚ an acceptance‚ consideration (this means that each party will contribute something of a material value to the bargain) and an intention to create legal relations. The agreement can be formal‚ informal‚ written‚ or just plain understood. (a) For a contract to exist the offer must be made
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Asif Tufal Contract-Law-page CASES ON FORMATION OF A CONTRACT OFFER Payne v Cave (1789) The defendant made the highest bid for the plaintiff’s goods at an auction sale‚ but he withdrew his bid before the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer. It was held that the defendant was not bound to purchase the goods. His bid amounted to an offer which he was entitled to withdraw at any time before the auctioneer signified acceptance by knocking down the hammer. Note: The common law rule laid down in
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accepts the offer and they sign a contract to that effect. After the contract is signed‚ Teri learns of a Boston rule that all firefighters must live within the Boston city limits. Teri decides not to move and contacts Jack to let him know she won’t be moving after all. Jack sues Teri in municipal court‚ asking for specific performance in accordance with the original deal. Teri argues that‚ although specific performance is usually appropriate in land sales contract cases‚ the judge has the discretion
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CONTRACT AND RELATED OBLIGATION Prof. Hillman I) Theories of Obligation A) CONTRACT: Agreement with Consideration – Bargain Theory of Consideration Definition: A promise that is supported by consideration because the promisor gets something (extracts) from the promissee in exchange for the promise. Ex: I tell Alice I will sell her my piano for 400 dollars and she agrees. I promised my piano in exchange for something (400 dollars) therefore my promise is enforceable. 1) Bargained
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common law‚ a contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties that sets an exchange of promises of what each party will or will not do".(Elliott‚2011‚p.13) The contract can be unilateral and bilateral. if the oferee can accept simply by promising to perform‚ the contract is bilateral. Bilateral contract is a "promise for a promise"‚ and in order to be formed‚ is not need for consideration to be made at the time when the promises are exchanged . In a unilateral contract‚one party
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Contract Law Name BUS 311 Business Law I Professor Date The law of contracts has been a part of our culture for a long time. Contracts are an agreement‚ either written or spoken‚ with a company or person to do something that is agreed upon with binding terms. Contracts are the glue that keeps the world of business together. They bind employees and companies‚ consumers and producers‚ and suppliers and wholesalers. A contract can vary from country to region or even jurisdiction‚ but a
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elements required for formation of valid contract The contract law is a situation where law is related to business transactions. In the situations good are purchased‚ sold‚ as well as moved through the contract. The employees are hired‚ land are developed‚ sold‚ bought leased or financed under the contract. Most of the businesses are based under contracts. Generally‚ the contracts represent foundation of the most of the commercial activities and therefore contract law stands for one of the crucial areas
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ont Contract Paper Michael Labbe University of Phoenix Business Law HRM 531 Donna Ross January 28‚ 2013 Contract Paper Contracts regardless if they are written or verbal have the same basic components. The four components are (1) Mutual assent‚ (2) Agreement‚ (3) Exchange‚ and (4) Non-violation of public law. If the key components of a contract are met they will be enforceable in a court of law. In modern society it is more commonplace for contracts to be written so all parties
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Six Essential Elements of an Enforceable Contract In normal everyday life contracts are utilized for various situations and reasons. Some contracts are more binding as compared to others based on the six elements of offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ the parties’ capacity to contract‚ the parties’ intent to contract and the object of the contract. This paper examines the above mentioned elements using a contract existing between a customer and a phone dealer. The phone dealer dealt with used but
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CONSTRUCTION PROCUREMENT BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINE #C2 Construction Industry Development Board Pretoria Tel: 012 343 7136 or 012 481 9030 Fax: 012 343 7153 E-mail: cidb@cidb.org.za 1. Choosing an appropriate form of contract for engineering and construction works September 2005 Second edition of CIDB document 1010 Background The Green Paper on Creating an Enabling Environment for Reconstruction‚ Growth and Development in the Construction Industry has a vision for a construction
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