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    Certainty

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    F3:2.1: CERTAINTY OF OBJECTS & DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS 1. Introduction: The Purpose of the Certainty of Objects Requirement - For a Trust to exist‚ A must: (i) hold a specific claim-right or power; and (ii) be under a duty to B not to use that claim-right or power for A’s own benefit (unless and to the extent that A is also a beneficiary of the Trust). In other words‚ for a Trust to exist‚ A must be under the core Trust duty. The certainty requirements for a Trust simply reflect the fact that A must

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    Limited Head Office‚ Dhaka. THE CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 Md. Hasan Imam Manager Board Division Introduction: The law of contract is the foundation upon which the superstructure of modern business is built. It is frequent that in business transactions quite often promises are made at one time and the performance follows later. The law of contract is applicable not only in business community‚ but also to others. Everyone of us enters into a number of contracts almost everyday‚ and most of the

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    Contract Law Notes

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    CONTRACT LAW NOTES It is a legal enforceable agreement entered into by two or more different persons with legal capacity. The parties should have serious intention to create legally binding obligations. Their agreement needs to be within parities’ contractual capacity. Furthermore‚ parties should communicate such intention without vagueness each to the other and being of the same mind to the subject matter. Essentials of a contract a) it should be lawful b) possible of performance c) within

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    Business Law - Contract Law

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    3. Contract Law “Is My Agreement an Enforceable Contract?” The Law of Contract involves answering 4 questions: (1) Is my agreement an enforceable contract? Are all of the elements of a contract present. (2) If so‚ what does it require me (and the other party) to do? - What “promises” have become terms of the contract. (3) Can I get out of it (without paying some form of penalty)? - Was the formation of the contract defective in some way (ie were there any ‘vitiating elements’ present)

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    Contract & Agency Law

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    elements of a contract. Consideration is something of value in a contract or agreement between two parties. Both parties must be providing something of value to the other party. It is an act or promise to do (or not to do) something in return for value and the value given is enforceable. All the law need is ‘valuable consideration ’. For example‚ if Jack has offered to pay S$10 for a hammer worth S$100‚ that is considered valuable consideration. There are three types of consideration in law: executory

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    Islamic Contract Law

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    Islamic Contract Law TYPES OF COMMITMENTS 1. Wa‘d – • • • ‫ – و‬unilateral promise One party binds itself to perform a function for another Does not normally create legal obligation Legal obligation is created: • • Genuine need of the masses – (‫ر‬ Contingent promise ‫ا س )رد ا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫ن ز‬ ‫ا‬ ‫إذ ا‬ 2. Muwaa‘ada – ‫ا ة‬ • • • • – bilateral promise Two parties performing two unilateral promises on the same subject Use of two unilateral promises can lead to a forward contract‚ which

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    Contract law terms

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    Intro and formation of contracts . Basic Legal Contract Principles People have a right to contract – conduct is voluntary. Anything that takes away voluntariness is questionable‚ e.g.‚ duress‚ economic duress‚ fraud‚ coercion. People have right to breach. But must place other party in the same position for which they contracted‚ so must pay them damages. If legal remedy does not work and P is entitled to be placed into performance‚ then must order specific performance. Specific performance

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    Contract and Agency Law

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    BUS201 Contract and Agency Law Group Based Case Study Bai Kailin Q0806156 Question 1 A tender is also considered as an offer. Tenders refers to a process by which one can seek prices and terms for a particular project (such as a construction job in this case) to be carried out under a contract. The sealed offers themselves‚ including company information‚ a project outline‚ and a price quote‚ are known as tenders or bids. Since Beng Huay Construction Pte Ltd submitted the most competitive

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    Contract Law: Frustration

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    May‚ she entered into a contract with Loughchester University for it to rent the houses for the coming academic year for use as student accommodation. The University paid Martina £750 straight away‚ with the rent to be paid to Martina by the University monthly in arrears. Martina then engaged Roger Roofers Ltd to carry out repairs on the roofs of the houses‚ to be completed by 23 September‚ in time for the arrival of the students. She paid Roger Roofers £1‚000‚ with the balance of £3‚000 to be paid

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    Common Law Contracts

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    to the contracts between Grocery‚ Inc. and its vendors? Do common law contracts apply? Explain your answer in detail. Your answer should compare and contrast law contracts and UCC Article 2 contracts. The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2 applies only to contracts for the sale of goods. The definition of goods is defined as goods that are tangible‚ movable‚ or personal property. However‚ UCC Article 2 does not apply to real estate contracts or employment contracts. Common law contracts are for

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