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    Types of Contract

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    1. Voidable Contract: An agreement which is enforceable by law at the option of one or more of the parties thereto‚ but not at the option of the other or others‚ is a voidable contract. A contract is voidable when one of the parties to the contract has not exercised his free consent. One of the essential elements of a formation of a contract for example‚ free consent‚ is absent. All voidable contracts are those which are induced by coercion fraud or misrepresentation. The person whose consent is

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    Introduction For parties to be bound by an agreement‚ it must first be determined if a prima facie valid and enforceable contract exists. A contract can be defined as an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating certain legal rights and obligations and enforceable in a court of law [1]. For a legally binding contract to exist the following elements must be satisfied: 1. An offer must exist 2. The offer must be accepted 3. Consideration

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    Indian Contract Act states that‚ "every promise on every set of promises forming the consideration for each other an agreement. An agreement is a form of cross reference between different parties‚ which may be written‚ oral and lies upon the honor of the parties for its fulfillment rather than being in any way enforceable. It is also a fact that an agreement is a proposal and its acceptance‚ by which two or more person or parties promises to do abstain from doing an act. But a contract according

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    Answer:- The doctrines of binding precedent is concerned with the importance of case laws in English legal system. If one case has decided a point of law then it is logical that solution will be looked at in the future. The American Judge‚ Oliver Wendell said ‘the life of the law has not been logic it has been experience’‚ Miles Kingston put it another way: binding precedent means ‘A trick which has been tried before successfully’. According to Sir Rupert Cross‚ binding precedent indicates: all courts

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    Legally blonde was first released in 2009 and had their first performance at the palace theatre‚ in New York. The musical was based on the film legally blonde and a novel by Amanda Brown. She wrote her novel in 2001 and the movie came out the same year. The book was by Heather Hach‚ also starred in Freaky Friday and What to expect when you’re expecting. The choreography is Jerry Mitchell and‚ the lyrics and music are by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’ Keefe. The author Heather Hach retains some

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    "all the world"‚ in which case the offeree is regarded as a member of the general public: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball When an offer is made‚ the term of the proposed contract must be communicated to the offeree: Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking However‚ an offer can be made in general terms‚ leaving the precise terms of the contract to be settled later: Master v Cameron The fact that the word ’offer’ is used is not itself conclusive: B Seppelt & Sons Ltd v Commissioner for Main Roads An offer

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    A type of contract‚ a legally binding agreement between two parties to do a certain thing‚ in which one side has all the bargaining power and uses it to write the contract primarily to his or her advantage[1]. Breach of Contract Common Breaches of Contract When any contract is made an agreement is formed between parties to carry out a service and payment for that service. If one of the parties fails to carry out their side of the agreement then the party can be said to be in breach of contract

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    LAW OF CONTRACT The Law of Contract is that branch of law which determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon the parties. Indian Contract Act‚ 1872 came into effect from 1st September‚ 1872. It extends after

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    A contract intends to formalize an agreement of two or more parties‚ in relation to a particular subject. Contracts can cover an extremely broad range of matters including the sale of goods or real property‚ the terms of employment or of an independent contractor relationship‚ the settlement of a dispute and ownership of intellectual property developed as part of work for hire. Essential Elements of a Contract * Clear certain and communicated agreement. Meaning that the parties are consensus

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    Minors and Contracts

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    by signing a written contract? A minor or other incompetent party who makes a purchase is essentially entering into a contract with the seller and technically and legally speaking does have the right to return the purchased item based on their in-ability to legally enter into the contract. A contract can be defined as “an exchange relationship created by oral or written agreement between two or more [parties]” (Blum‚ 2007) and in order to be considered binding the contract must contain at least

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