Coursework Case Study Name: Yazhou Xiao Student No: 10408026 Date: 01/11/2012 Module Code: M5213 Tutor: Geoffrey Farmiloe This essay will aim to discuss the actions of Harvester Agricultural Machinery Co Ltd. In this case‚ the freight forwarding agent ‘Polaris Logistics PLC’ made an oral assurance with the importers (Harvester)‚ but in once transport the Polaris breach the assurance and two of the
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Part 1 A contract is an agreement between two or more parties‚ which can be legally enforceable. A contract maybe written or oral‚ although an oral agreement can be difficult to prove in court. In order for a contract to exist it must include four elements‚ that being offer‚ acceptance‚ intention and consideration. (Sweeney & O’Reilly 2007 pg 160). A contract only exists when an offer has been accepted‚ an offer has the intention to be legally binding and the willingness to contract on certain conditions
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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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Contract Creation and Management Simulation LAW/531 Span Systems entered into a six billion dollar bilateral contract with Citizen-Schwarz AG (C-S) to develop and implement their new banking software. (University of Phoenix‚ 2002) This paper will discuss an analysis of the issues presented in the Contract Creation and Management Stimulus. C-S personnel started to protect C-S personnel because of the quality of their work. It is possible
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Employers liability Cases Walker v Northumberland County Council (1995) This case is notable as one of the first successful claims for work-related stress. Mr Walker was employed by Northumberland County Council as a senior social worker. At the time of the case‚ he had worked for the authority for 17 years‚ dealing mainly with cases of child abuse. In the 1980s‚ his workload gradually increased to such an extent that in 1986 he suffered a nervous breakdown. This was diagnosed by his GP who recommended
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breech of contract The Breach Of Contract Joseph Ragisoa Business Law I Professor Leah Westerman August 12‚ 1013 The Breach Of Contract There are many ways to terminate the obligations of a contract. Most often‚ parties conclude their contract obligations by performing them. However‚ sometimes problems arise and parties cannot or will not complete their obligations under the contract. When this occurs‚ contracts may be terminated by reasons of rescission‚ breach‚ or impossibility
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A stranger to a contract can’t sue…!!!! Submitted by:- Ankit Bhardwaj 091004 M.B.A. III sem. The basic answer to this question is ‘NO’‚ as the following literature supports and explains this fact effectively. A contract is an agreement between two or more parties that creates an obligation to do or not to do something. The parties
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Part A Contracts are an integral part of business and everyday life‚ and are fundamental to construction as the industry relies on the formation of contracts for business agreements. “Contracts are based on the idea of a bargain‚ where each side must put something into the bargain. A contract may be defined as ’an agreement which is binding on the parties’” (Galbraith‚ 1998‚ pg78). There are a number of key components which must be present in the formation of such contracts. Firstly‚ there
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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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Contract Scenario Stanley Moore Business Law 575 December 2‚ 2013 Professor Thomas Kershaw Contract Scenario Recently‚ Danny Davidson sold a family home to his friends Paul and Priscilla Peterson whereby entering into a $250‚000 verbal agreement for the purchase of new home. However‚ Danny neglected to tell Paul and Priscilla about Ned the neighbor and the emerging dispute pertaining to the boundaries of the south property. Once the purchase was final the Petersons proceeded to invest an
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