OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Course Code: BBUN 2103 Course Title: Business Law Name: Mariyam Anoosha Afeef Student ID number: S11723225 Tutor Name: Ahmed Nasheed Learning Centre: Villa College Trimester: May 2012 INTRODUCTION We enter into contracts that are made orally‚ every day‚ without us even realizing. For example when we buy something from a shop‚ we make a contract with the shopkeeper. However sometimes written contracts are
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Notes Intention – SOCIAL OR DOMESTIC- do not intend to create legal relations. Balfour v Balfour (1912) Categories of rebuttal – The nature of the document (if drafted by solicitor) - Agreement may expressly state legal relations - Surrounding Circumstance may indicate intention Merritt v Merritt (1970) -Significant reliance on promise- consequences are sufficiently serious. Wakeling v Ripley (1951) - COMMERCIAL NATURE- do intend to create legal relations. Edwards v Skyways (1964)
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The cultural tradition of marriage has long been considered one of the most enduring and meaningful moments in the history of an American’s life. From an anthropological standpoint‚ marriage in America is a rite of passage that two people partake in once they are economically‚ socially‚ and psychologically stable enough to make a long term commitment. This commitment historically has marked the transition from adolescence‚ to adulthood. One of marriages primary goals is to integrate sex‚ parenthood
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(a) Dylan was shopping at Quills Department Store when he slipped on the highly polished floor and broke his leg. As a result he was out of work for four months and he incurred considerable medical expenses. His leg did not heal quickly or completely because of a hereditary bone defect which he suffered. Hence he had to take on lighter work‚ which did not pay as well as his former employment. i) What legal action is available to Dylan against the proprietor of the store‚ or the cleaner or the
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"The formation of a contract is not to be confused with its legal enforceability" Discuss. A contract is put in place to provide a legal link between each party. Therefore it is important to understand on how a contract is formed and what are the steps and requirements to make sure the contract stays legally enforceable. In order for a contract to exist‚ there are four key elements to it. An offer must firstly be made by the offerer‚ followed by the acceptance of the offer by the offeree. Considerations
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Topic 3: Contract Law *What is a contract? a legally enforceable agreement; that is‚ an agreement enforceable in a court *Types of contracts Number of parties: * Unilateral – one party (eg reward case) * Bilateral – two parties‚ both with mutual obligations * Multilateral – more than two parties‚ all with obligat0ions Form: * Simple Contracts: written; oral; part-written & part-oral * Need all elements of a contract ‚ including consideration * If all elements
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COMMERCIAL LAW 101 Statutory Obligations There are two broad aspects addressed in this topic: Civil liability: Legislation may affect existing common law and equitable obligations: e.g -Legislation can cut across or interfere with common law and equitable obligations. Legislation can also reinforce such obligations. -Example: ACC legislation in NZ takes away right to sue for personal injury‚ but sets up statutory rights to compensation for injury regardless of fault. Criminal liability:
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Elements of the law of contract Catharine MacMillan Richard Stone 2009 LLB 2650040 Diploma in Law 2690040 page 2 This subject guide was prepared for the University of London External System by: University of London External System Catharine MacMillan BA (Victoria) ‚ LLB (Queen’s‚ Canada)‚ LLM (Cantab)‚ Lecturer in Law‚ School of Law‚ Queen Mary‚ University of London and Richard Stone LLB (Soton)‚ LLM (Hull)‚ Barrister‚ Professor and Head of Law‚ Lincoln Law School‚ University of
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Major Works Data Sheet Invisible Man By: Heather 1. Ellison‚ Ralph. Invisible Man. New York: Vintage International‚ 1995. Print. 2. Genre: “Had they planned it this way? But no‚ they wouldn’t catch me again. This time I had made the move”(195). The Genre of Invisible Man would be Bildungsroman‚ a word used to describe the personal development of education and formation. This quote carefully hints the identity recognition that the narrator is experiencing. The recognition that Ellison highlights
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THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;
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