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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Introduction For parties to be bound by an agreement‚ it must first be determined if a prima facie valid and enforceable contract exists. A contract can be defined as an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating certain legal rights and obligations and enforceable in a court of law [1]. For a legally binding contract to exist the following elements must be satisfied: 1. An offer must exist 2. The offer must be accepted 3
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Different approach taken by the Court of Appeal in Williams v Roffey was it fair or not? It is commonly accepted within the English Contract Law that the models of contractual fairness must exist in contractual disputes. Essential to these models is the doctrine of consideration and the principles that comes under the doctrine of consideration such as laws derived from both Williams v Roffey (1990) and Stilk v Myrick (1809). Starting with the development of the doctrine of consideration and
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OUTLINE OF LECTURE IN LAW ON CONTRACTS (Defective Contracts) 1. Defective contracts a. Rescissible contract – valid until rescinded; b. Voidable contract – valid until annulled; c. Unenforceable contract – cannot be sued upon or enforced unless ratified; d. Void contract – no effect at all‚ cannot be ratified or validated 2. Rescission Rescission is the remedy granted by law to the contracting parties and sometimes even to third persons in order to recover indemnity
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Acceptance 3 2.2 Consideration 4 2.3 Discharge of contract 5 2.3.1 Discharge by Breach 5 2.3.2 Discharge by Performance 5 2.4 Remedies 6 2.4.1 Unliquidated Remedies 6 2.4.2 Injunction Remedies 6 2.5 Intention to Create Legal Relations 7 2.6 Free Consent 8 3.0 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………...9 4.0 References…………………………………………………………………….10 1.0 Introduction Contract is a customary of procedures guiding the relationship‚
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Introduction Unlike other civil law legal systems‚ such as the German one and the American one‚ United Kingdom’s (UK) and Hong Kong’s (HK) do not recognize the approach of general principle of good faith in contract law‚ as illustrated in Walford v Miles1. Yet‚ good faith should be promoted in UK and HK because one should value fairness in the whole course of dealing‚ from the point of pre-contractual negotiations till the discharge of he contracts. This essay aims at showing the merits of a good
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requirements for a valid contract. A contract is an exchange of promises between two or more parties to do or refrain from doing an act which is enforceable in a court of law. www.wikipedi.org A contract is a binding agreement between two or more people stating to do something or refrain from doing something. Not all agreements are classified as contracts. A contract is known as an acceptance or offer enforced by law between two or more people. When creating a contract all people or parties
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BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT ------------------------------------------------- “To create a binding agreement the acceptance must occur‚ and that ‘acceptance’ must be final and absolutely unconditional. This is clear under Australian contract law.” ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Discuss the accuracy of this statement. In order to discuss the accuracy of this statement we must first understand the concept of ‘acceptance’.
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Introduction A contract is formed when one of the parties has to accept an offer made by the other. Here‚ David places an advertisement in the local newspaper of a reward‚ £1000 for the safe return of each of his six cats. This shows he is making an offer to all the readers of the Daily Bungle. An offer is defined as follows: “An offer is a statement of the terms upon which the offeror is prepared to be bound if acceptance is communicated while the offer remains alive1.” The critical aspect of
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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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