The Law of Contract Voidable Contract – Coercion The word “contract” can be defined as a voluntary‚ deliberate‚ and legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties. Contracts are usually written but may be spoken or implied‚ and generally have to do with employment‚ sale or lease‚ or tenancy. A contractual relationship is evidenced by an offer‚ acceptance of the offer‚ intention to create legal relations‚ consideration‚ certainty and capacity. However‚ while all parties may expect
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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 faith doctrine and
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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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Part 1 THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT There are five basic requirements that need to be satisfied in order to make a contract: ● An agreement between the parties (which is usually shown by the fact that one has made an offer and the other has accepted it). ● An intention to be legally bound by that agreement (often called intent to create legal relations). ● Certainty as to the terms of the agreement. ● Capacity to contract. ● Consideration provided by each of the
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A contract is a legally binding agreement or relationship that exists between two or more parties to do‚ or abstain from performing certain acts. A contract can also be defined as a legally binding exchange of promises between two or more parties that the law will enforce. For a contract to be formed an offer made must be backed with an acceptance of which there must be consideration. Both parties involved must intend to create legal relation on a lawful matter which must be entered into freely and
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Contract Cancellation due to a Breach of Contract Submitted by Victoria Wyatt Prepared for Dr. Maverick Acquisition Law Spring 07 18 May 2007 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author. I have cited all sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically for this course. ______________________________________________ Signature Date Overview
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4. NOTES 4.1. THE ESSENTIALS OF A VALID CONTRACT A. ESSENTIAL No 1 The Parties Must Act Within Their Contractual Capacity What is contractual capacity? We view it in relation to the concepts of personality and legal status: PERSONALITY – determines that you are a legal entity or persona. As a result of this personality you acquire legal status ie your legal status defines that legal personality further. STATUS then describes your legal “condition” eg a married woman‚ A public
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Limited Head Office‚ Dhaka. THE CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 Md. Hasan Imam Manager Board Division Introduction: The law of contract is the foundation upon which the superstructure of modern business is built. It is frequent that in business transactions quite often promises are made at one time and the performance follows later. The law of contract is applicable not only in business community‚ but also to others. Everyone of us enters into a number of contracts almost everyday‚ and most of the
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Contract With America In the historic 1994 midterm elections‚ Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in forty years‚ partly on the appeal of a platform called the Contract with America. Put forward by House Republicans‚ this sweeping ten-point plan promised to reshape government. Its main theme was the decentralization of federal authority‚ deregulation‚ tax cuts‚ reform of social programs‚ increased power for states‚ a balanced federal budget were its chief ambitions. With
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the other came from American Jewish dentist Maurice William. Berglas’s plan called for the resettlement of 100‚000 refugees‚ requiring each person to pay a small fee to enter the country that would be used towards the redevelopment of China. Wiliam’s idea was for Jewish refugees to enter China with the financial backing of the Jewish world community and the support of the United States government. He argued‚ along with Albert Einstein‚ that the United States should invest in China and tap into its
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