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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Introduction A contract is formed when one of the parties has to accept an offer made by the other. Here‚ David places an advertisement in the local newspaper of a reward‚ £1000 for the safe return of each of his six cats. This shows he is making an offer to all the readers of the Daily Bungle. An offer is defined as follows: “An offer is a statement of the terms upon which the offeror is prepared to be bound if acceptance is communicated while the offer remains alive1.” The critical aspect of
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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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Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW. SESSION 2013-2014 A Project on " Immunity of agent- a detailed study" Under the Supervision of Dr Visalakshi Vegesna Assistant Professor Submitted by Umaima Shahnawaz B.A.L.L.B(Hons.) IIIrd Semester Roll no-147 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Dr. Visalakshi Vegesna who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic " Immunity of agent- a detailed
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SALES CONTRACT Date: April 25‚ 2013 Between: ABC Trading Co‚ Ltd. (Vietnam) Address: Fax: Represented by: Hereinafter referred to the Seller And: NZ Co‚ Ltd. (Japan). Address: Fax: Represented by: Hereinafter referred to the Buyer Both parties have agreed to sign the contract with the following terms and conditions 1. COMMODITY: Vietnam Robusta Coffee‚ Daklak origin 2. QUALITY: According to the sample agreed by both parties (Sample No 2345) 3. QUANTITY:
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Contracts Part II Rachel Wellman Unit 5 Case Study Business Law November 6‚ 2010 Millie contracted to sell Frank 10‚000 bushels of corn to be grown on Millie’s farm. Due to a drought during the growing season‚ Millie’s yield was much less than anticipated‚ and she could deliver only 250 bushels to Frank. Frank accepted the lesser amount but sued Millie for breach of contract. Can Millie defend successfully on the basis of outcome impossibility of performance? Explain. Discuss the elements
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2 MAIN CONTRACT The Employer shall make the Main Contract (other than the details of the Employer’s prices thereunder as stated in the bills of quantities or schedule of rates and prices as the case may be) available for inspection to the Contractor with and‚ if so requested by the Contractor‚ shall provide the Contractor with a certified true copy of the Main Contract (less such details of the Employer’s price)‚ at the cost of the Contractor. The Contractor shall be deemed to have examined the
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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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A Collateral contract A collateral contract is one where the parties to one contract enter into or promise to enter into another contract. Thus‚ the two contracts are connected and it maybe enforced even though it forms no constructive part of the original contract. According to Lord Denning MR in the case of Evans & Sons Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [1976] 1 WLR 1078 a collateral contract is ‘When a person gives a promise‚ or an assurance to another‚ intending that he should act on it by entering
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After the colossal Equifax data breach‚ should CEO Richard F. Smith be put in jail? According to NBC‚ the breach affected up to 143 million people. This is nearly half the population of the United States. The breach revealed credit card numbers‚ social security numbers‚ addresses‚ and other information. NBC also stated the breach did not just affect Equifax customers meaning everyone should be cautious. These and other reasons are why individuals believe Richard F. Smith should be jailed. Richard
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