Title Name BUS 311 Business Law I Professor Date Situations that involve written and oral contracts between clients and contractors happen every day. Quite often‚ a price is agreed upon based on a completion date and the performance that happens along the way. One such situation that I have experienced was when my Dad decided to purchase a brand new townhouse in a downtown Cincinnati residential redevelopment project. A private contractor named Drees had won the rights from the city to
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Specific Performance MT311 Business Law Part I There are four situations we have to review in terms of specific performance and possible breach of contract. First we must understand the elements of specific performance then we can evaluate how they relate to each scenario. “In some situations‚ damages are an inadequate remedy for a breach of contract…equitable remedies include rescission and restitution‚ specific performance‚ and reformation” (Miller & Jentz‚ 2009). Specific performance
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Formation: For a contract to take place an offer has to be given to someone and he or she would have to accept it in written. The transaction in this case involves a sale of goods contract. “A contract of sale is a legal contract an exchange of goods‚ services or property to be exchanged from seller to buyer for an agreed upon value in money paid or the promise to pay same. It is a specific type of legal contract.’ (1) Offer: On May 1‚ Joseph received a written order from Steve at the price listed
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Damages and Breach of Contract This paper aims to discuss and examine the case law‚ Wrotham Park Estate Co Ltd v Parkside Homes Ltd. and analyse the reasons why Brightman J in this case believe that there will be unjust if the nominal sum is awarded to the plaintiffs. The measure of damages (restitution interest/remedy(remedy Campbell‚restitution for breach of contract) and damages in lieu of injunction will also be explained. Furthermore‚ the relevant case laws will be included. Before considering
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Contract Cancellation due to a Breach of Contract Submitted by Victoria Wyatt Prepared for Dr. Maverick Acquisition Law Spring 07 18 May 2007 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. ______________________________________________ Signature Date Overview
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What are the defenses to a breach of contract? If someone is accused of breach of contract‚ there are a number of defenses available to argue that a contract should not be enforced. If any of the basic contract elements are missing‚ or if the contract was made with someone of diminished capacity or for illegal purposes‚ a contract can be unenforceable. Some other examples of potential defenses to enforcement of a contract are mutual or unilateral mistake‚ duress or undue influence‚ unconscionability
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Research Paper Title 2008/9 ‘Termination of the contract as a remedy for breach of contract by the seller: a comparison between English law and the CISG.’ A Research Paper submitted to the University of Manchester for the Degree of LL.M Masters (International Business Law) in the Faculty of Humanities. School of Law ID#744178 April 2008/9 Declaration i. No portion of the work referred to in the research has been submitted
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Effects of a Breach of Contract There are various types of contract with in the world of law such as civil law which deals with relations between individual citizens where as private law focuses on the relations between ordinary people on a day to day basis‚ both types of law include the law of contract. A contract is an agreement that is legally enforceable and therefore can be settled within a court of law‚ however how can we distinguish between a contract and any other form of non-legally enforced
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| Breach of Contract in the Business World | | | | | | | Table of Contents Executive Summary iii I. Introduction 1 II. Breach of Contract 1 III. Immaterial Breach of Contract 1 IV. Material Breach of Contract 2 V. Remedies 3 VI. Remedies at Law 3 VII. Remedies in Equity 5 VIII. Summary 6 IX. Bibliography 8 Executive Summary This paper discusses the legal concept of a breach of contract and the options a business has in pursuing a breach of contract
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Question TWO What is a "Breach of Contract"? A business contract creates certain obligations that are to be fulfilled by the people or companies who entered into the agreement. In the eyes of the law‚ a party’s failure to fulfil an end of the bargain under a contract is known as a "breach" of the contract. Depending on the specifics of the contract‚ a breach can occur when a party fails to perform on time‚ does not perform in accordance with the terms of the agreement‚ or does not perform at all
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