Essential Elements of Contract Contract represents the instrument to enforce promises. Not all statements amount to enforceable promises or contracts. To enforce statements there are a number of elements which courts look for and these mainly include the presence of offer‚ its communication‚ its unconditional acceptance and communication of the acceptance. Once this has taken place then the element of consideration gives the badge of enforceability to the contract and the contract is then enforceable
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TYPES OF CONTRACTS The risk shared between the buyer and seller is determined by the contract type. Although the firm-fixedprice type of contractual arrangement is typically the preferred type which is encouraged and often demanded by most organizations‚ there are times when another contract form may be in the best interests of the project. If a contract type other than fixed-price is intended‚ it is incumbent on the project team to justify its use. The type of contract to be used and the specific
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Business Law Assignment; Mistake in contract law‚ is a factual misunderstanding that may lead to a failure of a meeting of the minds. Unilateral mistake is mean that is only one party is mistaken‚ but the other party knows‚ or ought reasonably to be aware of the mistake. Contract may be void or voidable. Void is a contract that is no legal effect. While‚ voidable is an agreement that may be affirmed or rejected at the option of one of the party. The reason why Lord Denning took the view that these
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Contract Negotiations Cathy Piersall OMM618: Human Resources Management Instructor: Fabio Moro March 14‚ 2013 The producers said the WGA was not bargaining in good faith. What did they mean by that‚ and do you think the evidence is sufficient to support the claim? Firstly‚ everyone understand what Good Faith bargaining stands for: Good-faith bargaining generally refers to the duty of the parties to meet and negotiate at reasonable times with willingness to reach agreement on matters within
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Six Essential Elements of an Enforceable Contract In normal everyday life contracts are utilized for various situations and reasons. Some contracts are more binding as compared to others based on the six elements of offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ the parties’ capacity to contract‚ the parties’ intent to contract and the object of the contract. This paper examines the above mentioned elements using a contract existing between a customer and a phone dealer. The phone dealer dealt with used but
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A Supplier Partnering Agreement at the University of Las Vegas Introduction The supplier partnering agreement at the University of Las Vegas case reflects the initiative of the Nevada Office Supply Company (NOSC) to become the sole supplier of office goods‚ not only to the University‚ but also to all state institutions involved in education. NOSC already is a major supplier to these institutions with approximately 50% of the business‚ and has provided competitive prices‚ good quality and
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187 (CA)....................................................... Ferguson v Um Chand Boid ILR (1906) 33 Cal 343........................................................................ Reckitt v Barnett‚ Pembrooke & Slater Ltd. 1929 AC 176: 1928 All ER Rep 1(HL).................... Midland Bank Ltd v Reckitt 1933 AC 1 HL..................................................................................... United Province Govt v Church Missionary Trust Assn Ltd (1948) 22 Luck 93...............
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Wilburn Western Civilization II Allison Elledge 2/28/14 What is the Social Contract? How was one to be able to be governed and still remain free men? The Social Contract was an agreement that was part moral and part political obligation that depended on the people to form society. The entire contract explains the aspects to answer this question (Rousseau‚ Jean Jacques. "The Social Contract."). The contract states that there is a way for a person to be part of a society‚ yet still be able
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Construction Contract Assignment A normal contract is an agreement with specific terms to do something in return for something and follows the procedure of offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ contractual intention and form of contract. A standard building contract in essence has a lot of similarities however there are four main differences making it ‘special’. A normal sale of good contract has a visible end product‚ in construction on the other hand it’s a concept to start with; this creates a large
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Short Paper: Living Ethically through a Social Contract Olivia Harris ETHC 445N: Principles of Ethics Living Ethically through a Social Contract Scenario 1: The Mayor of a large city was given a free membership in an exclusive golf club by people who have received several city contracts. He also accepted gifts from organizations that have not done business with the City but might in the future. The gifts ranged from $200 tickets to professional sports events to designer watches and jewelry
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