1. Introduction – What is a Contract? 1.1 Definitions Not all agreements will be contract enforceable in law - social arrangements‚ for example‚ or contracts which offend against public decency and public policy and those which involve criminal activity. ‘A contract is an agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law. The factor which distinguishes contractual from other legal obligations is that they are based on the agreement of the contracting parties.’ Treitel
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Terms The content of a contract are made up of terms (or ‘clauses’ as they are called in the case of written contracts) which may be express or implied. The express terms are the terms which the parties actually stipulated for themselves when making the contract‚ whether orally or in writing. In addition to the express terms‚ the courts sometimes‚ for a variety of reasons‚ imply certain terms into the contract. Implied terms are terms that are not expressly stated in the contract but are deemed to be
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CONTRACT LAW – LECTURE 4 Promissory estoppel Is about the enforceability of all alteration promises (promises to pay more and promises to accept less) and by contrast estoppels does not apply to promises about the formation of initial contracts Ex. If a creditor promises to accept a smaller sum in full settlement intending the debtor to rely on that promise‚ and the debtor does rely on it‚ the debtor may have a defence of promissory estoppels when sued for the balance by the creditor. The promise
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ESSEX INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Programme: Unit Number: Unit Title: Unit Code: Credit Value: QCF Level: BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business 05 Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business Y/601/0563 15 4 Writer of the brief: Internal Verifier name: Mr Alfred Dr. Keith Learning outcomes and criteria covered by this assignment: All pass criteria All merit descriptors All distinction descriptors Key dates: Assignment distribution date to learners: Assignment/Portfolio
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Indian Contract Act states that‚ "every promise on every set of promises forming the consideration for each other an agreement. An agreement is a form of cross reference between different parties‚ which may be written‚ oral and lies upon the honor of the parties for its fulfillment rather than being in any way enforceable. It is also a fact that an agreement is a proposal and its acceptance‚ by which two or more person or parties promises to do abstain from doing an act. But a contract according
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Contents Executive summery 3 Introduction 3 LO 1 A valid contract in a Business Context 3 1.1 The importance of the essential elements required for the formation of a valid contract 3 1.2 Impact of different types of contract 4 1.3 Analyze terms in contracts 5 LO 2 Elements of a contract in Business situations 6 2.1 Elements of contract in given business scenarios 6 2.2 Law on terms in different contracts 6 2.3 Effect of different terms in given contracts 7 LO 3 Negligence in Business Activities 7 3.1 Contrast
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A type of contract‚ a legally binding agreement between two parties to do a certain thing‚ in which one side has all the bargaining power and uses it to write the contract primarily to his or her advantage[1]. Breach of Contract Common Breaches of Contract When any contract is made an agreement is formed between parties to carry out a service and payment for that service. If one of the parties fails to carry out their side of the agreement then the party can be said to be in breach of contract
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LAW 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 effect from 1st September‚ 1872. It extends after
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Contracts Summary DAMAGES – REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT THE INTERESTS PROTECTED Fuller and Perdue‚ “The Reliance Interest in Contract Damages” There are three principle purposes in awarding contract damages: restitution interest – object is the prevention of unjust enrichment by the defaulting promisor at the expense of the promisee reliance interest – object is to put the plaintiff in a good position as he was before the promise was made expectation interest – object is to put the
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A Collateral contract A collateral contract is one where the parties to one contract enter into or promise to enter into another contract. Thus‚ the two contracts are connected and it maybe enforced even though it forms no constructive part of the original contract. According to Lord Denning MR in the case of Evans & Sons Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [1976] 1 WLR 1078 a collateral contract is ‘When a person gives a promise‚ or an assurance to another‚ intending that he should act on it by entering
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