to have a legally binding contract. Consideration can be anything of value (such as an item) which each party must agree to exchange for the contract to be valid. For consideration to be sufficient‚ both parties have to have an agreement. If only one party agrees to it‚ then the agreement is not consider a legally binding contract. Something must be given or promise in exchange for the promise. Consideration must be sufficient but it need not be adequate to form a contract. The courts will not measure
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CONTRACT LAW IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA Key terms and specific concepts I FORM Deeds‚ specialty contracts‚ contracts under seal (# simple contracts) Statute of Frauds 1677‚ s.4 Property Act 1925‚ s.1‚ s.40‚ s.136 ; 1989‚ s.1(3)(a)‚ s.2(1) Consumer Credit Act 1974‚ s.67‚ s.68 Uniform Commercial Code 2-201 ( 2-202 Parol Evidence Rule) Jinright v. Russell (1971) Mulford v. Borg-Wagner Acceptance Corp. (1985) II TERMS A) TERMS IMPLIED BY STATUTE Sale of Goods Act
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ESSENTIALS OF CONTRACT OF SALE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SALE AND AGREEMENT TO SELL DOCUMENTS OF TITLE TO GOODS CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES DOCTRINE OF CAVEAT EMPTOR RIGHTS OF UNPAID SELLER DELIVERY – RULES REGARDING DELIVERY SALE BY AUCTION Introduction Originally‚ the law relating to sale of goods was contained in Chapter VII of the Indian Contract Act‚ 1872. The same was repealed and re-enacted by the Sale of Goods Act‚ III of 1930. Definition (Section 4) A contract of sale
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Chapter 8 Q&A 3. For a crime to be committed‚ the prosecutor must be able to prove a criminal intent and an overt act to carry out that intent. Jack and Mary agreed to rob a series of banks. Prior to beginning their bank robbery spree‚ they were arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy. What act did Jack and Mary do that justifies a finding that they committed the crime? Explain. As a general rule‚ crime involves combination of act and criminal intent. A crime is committed when it is
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW ------------------------------------------------- BUSA 391 – SUMMER 2010 Prepared For: Professor Leslie Beck By: Gabriela Popescu ID: 260224311 June 17‚ 2010. Six months ago‚ Antiques R Us (a Canadian corporation) entered into a contract with Yankee Antiques (an American company) to purchase “a desk used by George Washington himself after his retirement from
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Steven Westgate BUS345.01 Business Law I Chapters 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12‚ 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ and 18 Professor Sappington November 3‚ 2003 1) This would indeed be a contract called an implied-in-fact contract. This is a contract that is implied from the conduct of the parties. Unlike other contracts‚ the contract was created through the conduct of the parties‚ not through words. This is what Miller and McCleskey have done. The parties both agreed through their
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1 . “The fundamental attribute of corporate personality is that company is a legal entity distinct from the members.”Elucidate the statement .Also specify the important features of a company. 2 . Discuss the essential elements of a valid contract. 4 . What are the characteristics of negotiable Instrument? Discuss the ‘privileges’ of holder in due course as per the provisions of the Negotiable Instruments Act‚ 1881? Also state the important amendment to be incorporated under sec 138 of the
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organisational context in relation to the relevant issues with regard to the fundamental principles that underpin the marketing process. 3. Apply theory to practice in order to generate solutions to a simple problem that addresses major impact on business organisations. 4. Evidence judgement in being able to choose and justify a solution to the problem posed within the marketing environment. 5. Be self critical and reflective in extracting learning‚ knowledge and skills. From the learning experience
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Business Law – Complete Notes from Benjamin Wolfson Class taken Spring 2008 Quiz questions at end of document What is Law: Law is a set of rules for the peaceful resolution of disputes. (*better/more useful than book definition) It is impossible to set up a system that always resolves conflict. -The phrase “law exists to protect our rights” is incorrect‚ because law gives us our rights. Without the law‚ we would not have them. [ryan] we always want disputes resolved peacefully.
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Capacity to contract One of the essentials of a valid contract‚ mentioned in section 10‚ is that the parties to the contract should be competent to make the contract. According to section 11 : “Every person is competent to contract who is of age of majority according to law to which he is subject‚ and who is of sound mind‚ and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject.” It means that the following three categories of persons are not competent to contract. 1.
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