Tort Law Reading Notes Week 1 Mon Sep 8 Damages pp697-729 - aim of damages: restore plaintiff to position he would have been had the wrong not occurred o as this is impossible in cases of personal injury‚ monetary compensation is used o total amount is the amount that will release the target amount over the given span of years - assessment is a matter if calculation‚ not impression (SCC 1978) - 3 probs: o 1) what kinds of items must a defendant compensate
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Joe claims that the contract is voidable. Discuss. Answer: The issues that arise in this case are: 1) Whether there is a relationship between Johnny and Victoria? 2) Whether Victoria used her dominant position to transfer all of Johnny’s property to her? 3) Whether Joe has the right to set aside/ rescind the contract? 4) Whether this presumption can be rebutted? Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority according to the law to which he is subject
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ASPECTS OF CONTRACT LAW 1) A contract by definition is a form of agreement that binds two or more parties who can involve in a legal relationship and will be bound to perform according to the terms and conditions that are agreed upon in the contract. 2) The essential elements of a contract are: Agreement: it is determined by the regulations of offer and acceptance. It is the most essential element and the very first one. An agreement is made when the offerer proposes his offer and the offerree
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Introduction: A contract is described as "an agreement giving rise to obligations enforced or recognised by law" (Doolan‚ 2003)‚ he continues to describe that a contract exists "when legally capable persons have reached agreement‚ or where the law considers them to have reached agreement" Doolan also illustrates that "The Law of Contract concerns itself with all contracts. Not alone does it apply to contracts worth considerable sums of money‚ but the same rules govern simple contracts‚ such as the
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Contract Law Essay Introduction The case‚ as set out‚ concerns two companies‚ Smart Co (hereinafter S Co) and Bright Co (hereinafter B Co). S Co needs to be advised as to whether it can claim compensation under the breach of the contract‚ which can exceed the 50£ limitation‚ which limitation is included in the contract under a clause. In simple words the validity and therefore the effectiveness of the limitation clause is to be considered under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 . For the
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Lecture 8 Law of Contract: Genuine Consent INTRODUCTION Although the contract may have the essentials of a valid offer‚ acceptance‚ legal intentions and consideration‚ its validity or enforceability may be affected by a number of factors. The agreement may be wanting in genuine consent between the parties. That is‚ although the parties may appear to have reached an agreement‚ it may not have been genuinely achieved because of misconduct‚ pressure‚ unfairness‚ or fear by those involved
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first step‚ was to assess the situation to make sure that I would help not make things worse. After I understood that it was my place
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081-AC1221-60 Company Law ASSIGNMENT ONE The case concerns the pre-incorporation contracts. Firstly‚ it is necessary to define the pre-incorporation contracts. They are the contacts which the promoter wants to enter the contract before a company is incorporated. Under Common law position‚ the company cannot gain contractual rights or incurs liabilities from a pre-incorporation contract. Also; the pre-incorporation contracts cannot bind the company. In this case‚ Bosco is the promoter who
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CONSIDERATION A. Legal Sufficiency 1. Adequacy 2. Unilateral Contracts 3. Bilateral Contracts 4. Illusory Promises a. Output and Requirement Contracts b. Exclusive Dealing Contracts c. Conditional Promises 5. Pre-existing Obligation a. Modification of a Pre-existing Contract b. Substituted Contracts c. Settlement of a Undisputed Debt d. Settlement of an Disputed Debt B. Bargained-For-Exchange 1. Past Consideration 2. Third Parties C. Contracts without Consideration 1. Promises to Perform Prior Unenforceable
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Jan 2009 a V and P entered a standard form contract for sale of property in SYD‚ with special condition that the “sale is subject to P completing the sale of his existing home in Brisbane by 1 June 2009” but no time for completion is specified and clause 29 of 2005 Standard Form is deleted. (Standard Form: completed with in 42 days of existing contract/ exchange of contract? Hence the qtn scenario means it’ll be deleted.) Is there a binding contract for SYD before this BNE condition is fulfilled
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