FACTS: SS/Alicante‚ belonging to Compania Transatlantica de Barcelona was transporting two locomotive boilers for the Manila Railroad Company. The equipment of the ship for discharging the heavy cargo was not strong enough to handle the boilers. Compania Transatlantica contracted the services of Atlantic gulf and Pacific Co.‚ which had the best equipment to lift the boilers out of the ship’s hold. When Alicante arrived in Manila‚ Atlantic company sent out its floating crane under the
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Social Contract Theory AJS/532 June 16‚ 2014 Christina Payne Social Contract Theory This essay will give an evaluation on the social contract theory of John Locke and how these values identify with the consistency of the criminal justice system and private settings. This essay will discuss whether or not the values and principles will apply to both venues. This essay will also include a summary of the major differences of the social contract theories. This essay will provide a discussion
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AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT 1. Introduction Dear students‚ welcome to the lecture series on Business Regulatory Frame Work. Today we are going to discuss the Indian Contract Act 1872. Before I start my discussion on the contract‚ I would like to make you aware that the Indian Contract Act 1872 came enforced on the 1st day of the September 1872. It is applicable to whole of the country except the State Jammu & Kashmir. The course related to the law is designed to impart the knowledge to the student
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THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 CONTRACT Section 2(h) defines a contract as “an agreement enforceable by law” Thus to make a contract there must be – (i) an agreement (ii) the agreement should be enforceable by law. All agreements are not enforceable by law and‚ therefore‚ all agreements are not contracts. Some agreements may be enforceable by law and others not. For example‚ an agreement to sell a radio set may be a contract‚ but an agreement to go to see a movie may
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PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH CONTRACT LAW Prepared by lawyers from www.a4id.org TABLE OF CONTENTS I FORMATION OF A CONTRACT A. OFFER B. ACCEPTANCE C. CONSIDERATION D. CONTRACTUAL INTENTION E. FORM II CONTENTS OF A CONTRACT A. EXPRESS TERMS B. IMPLIED TERMS III THE END OF A CONTRACT – EXPIRATION‚ TERMINATION‚ VITIATION‚ FRUSTRATION A EXPIRATION B TERMINATION C VITIATION D FRUSTRATION VI DAMAGES / REMEDIES BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENGLISH CONTRACT LAW INTRODUCTION
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What is the Social Contract Theory? Do I think that it can be defended? In this paper I will define what the Social Contract Theory is and how and why I think that it can be defended against its critics. Social Contract Theory is a contract that the people of a given area agree upon to live by. In this contract the people agree upon rules or laws to live by there is usually some sort of government that will help to enforce and administer these rules and/or laws. If people break or disobey
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INTRODUCTION Financial Market A financial market is a broad term describing any marketplace where the buyers and sellers participate in the trade of assets such as equities‚ bonds‚ currencies and derivatives. Financial markets are typically defined by having transparent pricing‚ basic regulations on trading‚ costs and fees‚ and market forces determining the prices of securities that trade. Types of Financial Market Capital Market Trader in instrument with an original maturity of more than
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that exists between two persons‚ when one‚ called the agent‚ is considered in law to represent the other‚ called the principal‚ in such a way as to be able to affect the principal ’s legal position in respect of strangers to the relationship by the making of contracts or the [sale or purchase] of property." So‚ an agent is someone who represents another‚ called the principal‚ in dealings with third persons. Agency is therefore an exception to the general rule of contract law that only the parties
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CONTRACTS PROJECT ON NOVATION INDEX INTRODUCTION ………………………………………. 4 DEFINITION IN INDIAN CONTRACT ACT …… 5 ELEMENTS OF VALID NOVATION …………….. 5 KINDS OF NOVATION ……………………………… 5 CHANGE OF PARTIES ………………………………. 6 SUBSTITUTION OF NEW AGREEMENT …….. 7 NOVATION AGREEMENT IN BUSINESS ……. 8 MATERIAL ALTERATIONS ……………………….. 10 ASSIGNMENT VS NOVATION UNDER ENGLISH LAW…………………………………………................ 11 STATUTORY SUBSTITUTION OF
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For a contract‚ it is necessary to decide what the parties have agreed‚ otherwise it is not possible to know whether the parties have done what they contracted to do. However‚ not all the statements made during negotiations are contractual terms. Therefore‚ here to discuss terms of the contract. Terms of the contract According to James (2010)‚ the terms of the contract are the specific details of the agreement‚ including each party’s rights and obligations. Broadly speaking‚ there are two types
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