INTRODUCTION TO LAW AND LEGAL REASONING Law – provides stability‚ predictability‚ and continuity. LAW IS AN (1. SET OF RULES) that (2. COURTS WILL ENFORCE)—and AMERICA’S FIRST LAW SYSTEM USED IS COMMON LAW/ ANGLO-AMERICAN COMMON LAW DEAN’S LIST 1. CONSTITUTION (+ CHARTERS) 2. STATUTES (+ ORDINANCES) 3. TREATIES 4. CASE LAW / PRECEDENTS / STARE DECISES 5. EXECUTIVE ORDERS 6. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES + REGULATIONS 7. CONTRACTS 8. INITIATIVE (+ RECALL) 9. REFERENDUM 10. COMMON LAW “ANGLO AMERICAN
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Business Law I Assignment 3 Spring Term B BU 206-8A Instructor Problem 8-1 page 232 1). Consideration. Daniel‚ a recent college graduate‚ is on his way home for the Christmas holidays from his new job. He gets caught in a snowstorm and is taken in by an elderly couple‚ who provide him with food and shelter. After the snowplows have cleared the road‚ Daniel proceeds home. Daniel’s father‚ Fred‚ is most appreciative of the elderly couple’s action and in a letter promises to pay them $500
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Is Hoselton correct? No‚ the buyer is given the opportunity to inspect the goods. If problems arise over “in accordance with the contract” usage of trade‚ the course of dealing and performance and general circumstances must be given consideration to help determine the meaning of these words (UCC 2-302). If the goods or the delivery fails to conform to the contract‚ there is no duty on the part of the buyer to accept or pay. 6) Under what circumstances will Saxby not be able to recover the price
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3010 BUSINESS LAW LAW AGENCY NOTES AGENCY LAW The law of agency in Kenya is basically that of the English Common Law. It deals with the relationships that arise when one person‚ the agent‚ is used by another‚ the principal‚ to perform certain tasks on his behalf. CREATION OF THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP Agency may be created in four ways namely‚ i. By contract ii. By Ratification iii. By Estoppel iv. By operation of the law Agency by Contract This may either be by express contract which requires
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judiciary to apply statutory interpretation‚ to interpret words of a given Act‚ to give them an exact meaning and to give them legal effect. Statutory interpretation is an integral part of the court ruling process‚ as the role of a judge is to apply the law‚ not make it. When trying to establish Parliament’s intention within an Act‚ there are various aids available to help. Firstly‚ there are three approaches to interpretation. The first of these is the literal rule‚ where‚ according to Martin (2007)1
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN ACADEMIC YEAR 2005/2006 DECEMBER EXAMINATION UBML1053 BUSINESS LAW THURSDAY‚ 15 DECEMBER 2005 TIME: 2.00PM – 4.00PM (2 HOURS) BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (HONS) ACCOUNTING YEAR ONE Instructions to Candidates: Section A : [Total: 40 marks] 1. This section consist of ONE (1) compulsory question 2. Answer ALL the sub-questions. Section B : [Total: 60 marks] 3. This section consists of THREE (3) questions. 4. Answer only TWO (2) questions. 5. No marks will be given for any extra
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ii. Stakeholder One: Congress (Democratic Party) Since Democratic Party is the one who proposed this law‚ most Democratic senators supported the medical device tax law. Obviously‚ this law will make the implementation of Affordable Care Act become more easier. The Affordable Care Act will be successfully only when government has enough money. Moreover‚ although many medical device manufacturers asserted that this tax is harmful to their businesses‚ these senators think that this tax just a small
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Question a) Step One The principle of law is that for a valid contract to be formed there must be an agreement reached by both parties. Step Two There are three main elements for the formation of a legally binding contract‚ intention‚ agreement and consideration. The requirement that requires discussion here is the existence of an agreement by the parties to enter into a legally binding contract. An agreement means a consensus on at least those essential terms needed for a workable transaction
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to Jenny is not binding. Advise Jenny as to whether she has any cause of action against her father. This case pertains whether a clear promise was demonstrated to form a legal contract between Jenny and her father to determine whether Jenny has any cause of action against her father. According to the contracts act 1950‚ section 2(d)‚ when at the desire of the promisor‚ the promise or any other person has done or abstained from doing‚ or does or abstains from doing‚ or promises to do or to
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perfectly fine contract. -Void: contract cannot be used. -Voidable: a party of the contract has the right to declare it void. -Unilateral Mistake: mistake by one party‚ has no effect on the contract. Contract must be followed‚ even with mistakes. Valid contract. -Mutual Mistake: mistake made by both parties. Causes agreements to be void. -Existence of subject matter. -Nature of the agreement. (For some really good reason‚ one of the parties does not understand the contract. Ex.‚ language
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