Introduction to Commercial Law Jasper Goh Jia Qing We would need to establish if there was a valid contract formed. As per Lord Wilberforce in The Eurymedon‚ an enforceable contract would have to consist of a valid offer and agreement‚ consideration‚ an intention to create legal relations and there has to be no vitiating factors. The first issue would be as to whether there was an offer on the advertisement regarding
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Hartly & The Auto Dealer What do you think about this situation? Should parties to a sales contract be able to rescind a contract because of mutual mistake of fact? Why or why not? Did either party act unethically in this case? Why or why not? What application does the UCC have here? Finally‚ in the overall context of contract law‚ are there any winners or losers when a contract is rescinded based on mutual mistake of fact? Why or why not? In my studies of the case‚ I read about
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Construction Contracts 1. Name and briefly describe each of the two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts. Which type would be most likely used for building the piers to support a large suspension bridge. Why? Two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts are lump-sum and the unit-price contract. The lump-sum contract is when the contractor agrees to complete all work for a pre-determined price including profit and the contract. The unit-price contract is when the
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Commercial Law Questions 1 What is meant by the terms "void" and "Voidable"- give examples quoting relevant case law. Void = is where there is no contract and never did exist in the first place‚ and a third party has no rights at all under a void contract. Case law: J Loudon & Co v Elder’s Curator Bonis. Voidable = is where a contract is valid until the court sets it aside‚ and a third party has good title if contracted before the contract being set aside or reduced by the courts. (The timing
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Necessary elements to form the contract In this scenario‚ the parties agreed to an oral agreement in regard to buying the house. All elements were met to form a contract. First‚ Paul and Pricilla Peterson made a promise to buy Danny Davidson’s house for $250‚000.00 and Danny accepted their offer. Second‚ consideration was an element in this agreement that a value was promised in exchange for the house and both parties agreed on the amount. Third‚ the acceptance of the offer was expressed through
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BAM 521 –Business Law Unit Two – Question # 3 3/16/2012 Question #3: Why are quasi-contracts needed? Why is it not better to just say that unless parties express or impliedly make a contract‚ there is no deal? The term quasi-contract is a more accurate designation of contracts implied in law. Implied contracts are as binding as express contracts. An implied contract depends on substance for its existence. Therefore‚ for an implied contract to arise‚ there must be some act or conduct of a
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CONTRACTS Prepared by: Cleveland Sharpe American InterContinental University What is a Contract A contract is when two or more individuals make an written or oral agreement for legal consideration on a legal subject matter which is bound by law. Elements that Form a Contract Offer – when a party (offeror) indicates the willingness to enter into an agreement on certain specified terms. Acceptance – this is when the offeree agrees to the terms of the contract. Consideration – this is
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INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE OF QUASI CONTRACTS:- Under the general heading of the Quasi contract there has been grouped a number of cases which have little or no affinity with contract. A simple illustration is afforded by the action to recover money paid by mistake. If the plaintiff on an erroneous interpretation of the facts‚ pays to the defendant a sum of money which he does not really owe‚ law‚ no less than justice‚ will require he defendant to restore it. But his obligation is manifestly not
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Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Anglo-American Contract and Tort law Interpretation of contracts ‘’ To what extend does the interpretation of Dutch contracts differ from English contracts. ’’ Naam: A.N.Y. van der Looij Studentnummer: 5610303 Begeleider: Professor H. Beale Amsterdam‚ 14th of June 2013 Table of contents Chapter 1 Preface 3 1.1 Neccessity of interpretation 3 1.2 ‘’Objective’’ and ‘’Subjective’’ interpretation 3
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Charlie is going to rescind the contract. He demands return of his money and compensation for the loss of commission on several high profile sales of his business. He wants to rescind the contract because the package of software recommend by Carmine was obsolete‚ despite Carmine’s assurances. This problem is concerned with the contents of the contract which is term in the contract‚ the misrepresentation and unconscionable conduct. Charlie will claim that Carmine verbal assurances about the
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