Principles of Commercial Law in Ireland 2007-2008 Dr Olivia Smith Employment Law: Identifying the Contract of Employment Reading: M. Forde‚ Employment Law 2nd ed. (Dublin: Roundhall Sweet and Maxwell‚ 2001) Chapter 2. History ▪ the move from status to contract. Query whether a move back to status? The protection afforded to individual employees under Irish employment law depends on a legal paradigm whereby the rights provided for are implied into the terms of the contract between the employer
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CHAPTER 11 NATURE AND CLASSES OF CONTRACTS CHAPTER OUTLINE A. NATURE OF CONTRACTS 1. DEFINITION OF A CONTRACT general rule. A contract is a legally binding agreement. Stated another way‚ "a contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy‚ or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty." (Restatement‚ Contracts‚ 2d) study hint. The essence of a contract is that (1) by mutual agreement (2) parties create obligations
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Illegal Contractual Terms and Restraints of Trade in Contracts When dealing with contract law‚ many problems can arise. There can be illegal terms in the contract or it can just be void. There are restraints on trade which include limiting employees from competing against their employers post employment and so on. Throughout this essay‚ these restrictions will be analyzed. The difference between illegalities‚ voids and restraints will be presented‚ along with cases to provide examples.
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Constitutional Law Mid Term Paper It is evident that over the past few years‚ American Democracy has been loosing its power. The causes toward this effect are many. Some amongst the many are decreased political participation and the minimum quality of functioning of government. Before understanding that these are some of the effects that has caused the waning in American Democracy one must understand what Democracy is and its measures as well. Democracy is a system of government by the whole
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discuss. In Contracts‚ What is "Consideration"? In order for any contract to be enforceable‚ courts generally require three things: mutual assent (agreement to the contract terms)‚ a valid offer and acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration in law is one of the three main building blocks of a contract. It can be anything of value‚ which each party to a legally binding contract must agree to exchange if the contract is to be valid. If only one party offers consideration in contract‚ the agreement
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breech of contract The Breach Of Contract Joseph Ragisoa Business Law I Professor Leah Westerman August 12‚ 1013 The Breach Of Contract There are many ways to terminate the obligations of a contract. Most often‚ parties conclude their contract obligations by performing them. However‚ sometimes problems arise and parties cannot or will not complete their obligations under the contract. When this occurs‚ contracts may be terminated by reasons of rescission‚ breach‚ or impossibility
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ESSEX INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Programme: Unit Number: Unit Title: Unit Code: Credit Value: QCF Level: BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business 05 Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business Y/601/0563 15 4 Writer of the brief: Internal Verifier name: Mr Alfred Dr. Keith Learning outcomes and criteria covered by this assignment: All pass criteria All merit descriptors All distinction descriptors Key dates: Assignment distribution date to learners: Assignment/Portfolio
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Introduction A contract is defined as an agreement enforceable by law. Hence for all contracts there should have an agreement. The agreement arises by one of the parties making an offer and its acceptance by the other party. Both offer and acceptance create an agreement. In simple contract should first contain an offer made by one party to the other. What is an offer? As per Sec 2(a) of the contract act “When one person signifies to another his
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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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Administrative law simply means that the branch of public law which deals with the organization and powers of administrative and quasi administrative agencies and prescribes the principles and rules by which an official action is reached and reviewed in relation to individual liberty and freedom. Technically‚ from the definition it is clear to state that administrative law is bound and founded to determine the legality of the government action‚ the nature and scope of the powers conferred to the
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