“A common mistake‚ even on a most fundamental matter‚ does not make a contract void at law; but it makes it voidable in equity.” To what extent does this statement represent the law after Great Peace Shipping Ltd. V Tsavliris‚ The Great Peace (2002)? A mistake is an erroneous belief held by one or more contracting parties at the time of entering the contract‚ as to whether certain details pertaining to the contract were true. Mistakes can be classified in three categories; common‚ mutual‚ or
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FAKBIK Submitted: December 17‚ 2013 Revised: April 20‚ 2014 An Equitable Marriage Contract in Islamic Law Critics of Islam often focus on the relationships between men and women and argue that Islamic marriages are inherently sexist. Apologists agree that in practice‚ certain interpretations “have so severely restricted woman that marriage becomes an institution of oppression for her.”1 Wadud argues that using marriage as the “means by which a woman is stripped of her individuality and
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Paul take any legal action against Derek? Did Derek breathe the contract made between him and Paul? A contract is agreement concerning promises made between two or more parties with the intention if creating certain legal right and obligation upon the parties to that agreement which shall be enforceable in court law. The Trade practices act 1974 (Cth) particularly s52 cover the contract law: seven elements to create a simple contract‚ which are listed as the following: * Intention * Agreement
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Business & Company Law – ’11-’12 – Question 1 Introduction: Whenever a contract is to be formed‚ there are certain elements which should meet the requirement in order for it to be established. They are offer‚ acceptance (agreement)‚ consideration and intention. * Definition: Agreement – Is formed when an offer is made and accepted. * Communication: Must be communicated * Except in the case of a unilateral contract. * Two types of Communications: * Instantaneous
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Bill Cosby and his lawyers are not giving up without a good fight as they petition the courts again to drop the criminal sex assault case. Radar Online‚ June 8‚ 2016 reports that Bill and his attorneys want the case dismissed because Andrea Constand‚ did not show up in court. Papers filed by Bill Cosby’s lawyers said‚ “The District Attorney’s win-at-all-costs tactics in this matter are stretching the rules past the breaking point.” They are asking the court to dismiss the criminal charges against
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Part A (a): Ethical dilemma Should Tom tell Michael that Brenda is breaking the rules/law. Ethical egoism Under ethical egoism‚ Tom should tell Michael what Brenda is doing‚ as he is feeling worried and guilty and this would ease his mind. He could also gain benefits from Michael. Tom would do this because he is promoting his well being above everyone else’s (QUT‚ 2011). Utilitarianism Under Utilitarianism‚ Tom should tell Michael about Brenda and Mary’s arrangement‚ because Utilitarianism
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The case scenario starts off by stating that two employees of the hospital engaged in an exclusive contract. Since Ortiz agreement was to provide services to individuals in rural communities it ended up lowering the fees for the anesthesiologist so he decided to renegotiate his contract with the hospital which breached his original contract between the two of them causing the anesthetist services with the hospital. In turn leading to a lawsuit filed sharing that there was a violation made regarding
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ZAMBIAN OPEN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW COMPUTER No. 21110141 LARRY HORE NJUNGU BACHELOR OF LAWS (LLB) COURSE: CONTRACT LAW (LL 12) LECTURER: GREENWELL LYEMPE ASSIGNMENT No. 2 SECOND YEAR‚ 2ND SEMESTER MOBILE: 0977 666160 CONTACT ADDRESS: PLOT 3601/4‚ MAPEPE ROAD‚ OLYMPIA PARK‚ LUSAKA TASKS: (i) Purpose of contractual remedies and whether they serve their intended objective (ii) Relationship between agency and principal (ii) Misrepresentation
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Semester 2 2014 Fundamentals of Law: Contracts Assignment Name: Student ID: Table of Contents 1.0 Case 4 2.0 Questions 4 3.0 Memorandum 5 4.0 Reference 9 1.0 Case Semester Two 2014 Bea‚ an amateur art collector‚ read the following ad in the paper: “Steven’s Art and Antiques – The Finest in Collectibles – Internationally Recognised Artists!” Bea went to Steven’s store and spotted a large painting signed with the name “Master”. Bea asked Steven‚ “Is this an original
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Behavior-Oriented Rating Method VS. Results-Oriented Rating Methods The behavior-oriented rating method focuses on an employees behavior. There are two ways that behavior-oriented method is used: employees behavior is compared against other employees or an employee evaluated in terms of performance without reference to others (2005). These two systems are known as relative rating system and absolute rating system. Under the behavior-oriented rating method there are several ranking systems to choose
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