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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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 Defective contracts a. Rescissible contract – valid until rescinded; b. Voidable contract – valid until annulled; c. Unenforceable contract – cannot be sued upon or enforced unless ratified; d. Void contract – no effect at all‚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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History of Contract in India The Third Law commission of British India formed in 1861 under the stewardship of Chairman Sir John Romilly‚ with initial members as Sir Edward Ryan‚ R. Lowe‚ J.M. Macleod‚ Sir W. Erle (succeeded by Sir. W.M. James) and Justice Wills (succeeded by J. Henderson)‚ had presented the report on contract law for India as Draft Contract Law (1866). The Draft Law was enacted as The Act 9 of 1872 on 25th April 1872 and the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into force with effect
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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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LAW OF CONTRACT NOTES INTRODUCTION. A contract is an agreement between two parties which is enforceable by law.An agreement is made when a person signifies his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything with a view of obtaining the assent of the other party. Such act or abstinence is said to make a proposal.The person making the proposal is called the offeror and the person accepting the proposal is called the offeree TYPES OF CONTRACTS: Contracts may be classified into: -Written
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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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Contract is an agreement between two or more competent parties in which an offer is made and accepted‚ and each party benefits. No contract can come into being unless the following features exist: an actual offer‚ an acceptance‚ consideration (this means that each party will contribute something of a material value to the bargain) and an intention to create legal relations. The agreement can be formal‚ informal‚ written‚ or just plain understood. (a) For a contract to exist the offer must be made
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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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GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF CONTRACT INTRODUCTION Definition S.2(h) Contract Act 1950 : An agreement enforceable by law. Legally binding between parties. 2 INTRODUCTION (continue..) (a) (b) Legislation governing contracts: Contracts Act 1950 English Law - By virtue of S.5 of the Civil Law Act (When there are no provisions in the Contract Act) 3 INTRODUCTION (continue..) 4 OFFER / PROPOSAL Definition S. 2(a) Contracts Act “When one person signifies
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Objectives of Report * To get an idea about the law structure of Sri Lanka * To study about contract law * To get an idea about the low governing offerer and acceptance in Sri Lankan Law. Methodology * Library and Internet research Colonial History and the Law Sri Lanka‚ formally known as Ceylon‚ is a multi-ethnic and multi-religion island nation in the Indian Ocean‚ near the southern coast of India. The ethnic and religious diversity of the nation‚ and
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