CONTRACT LAW – LECTURE 4 Promissory estoppel Is about the enforceability of all alteration promises (promises to pay more and promises to accept less) and by contrast estoppels does not apply to promises about the formation of initial contracts Ex. If a creditor promises to accept a smaller sum in full settlement intending the debtor to rely on that promise‚ and the debtor does rely on it‚ the debtor may have a defence of promissory estoppels when sued for the balance by the creditor. The promise
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is this class about‚” I thought to myself when I first registered for the Intro to Acquisition and Contract Management Class. Once I attended the class‚ I quickly realized that Government contracting is a big deal‚ because this is how the Government procures their goods and services. The U.S. federal government is the leading consumer of goods and services in the world‚ awarding Billions in contracts every year. There are rules and regulations mandated by Congress that have to be followed when procuring
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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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Definition Bilateral Contract A bilateral contract is a legal agreement formed between two parties where both parties involved give mutual promises that they both are legally obligated to perform an act in exchange for the other party’s act in future. It means the promise of one party is consideration supporting the promise of the other party. Each party is both promisor and promisee. A bilateral contract specifies a duty to act in exchange for another party’s duty to act. It is also called "reciprocal"
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Contract between MAANO TECHNICAL SERVICES CC (Builder) Represented by Mr. Herman Lukas And Mr. Joao de Sousa Satata (Client) Represented by Mr. Zenildo Calueto For THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OUTBUILDING AT ERF 1387‚ MOUNTAIN THORN STREET‚ DORADO PARK‚ WINDHOEK – NAMIBIA. CONTRACT BETWWEN THE OWNER AND THE BUILDER CONTENTS SECTION 1. Articles of Agreement. SECTION 2. General Information. SECTION 3. Standard Conditions of Contract. Section 1 ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT ARTICLES OF
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Law of Agency – the Contracts Act 1950 Great Northern Railway Co v Swaffield states that where impossible to get principal’s instructions‚ the agent’s action is necessary to prevent loss and the agent has acted in good faith‚ an agency of necessity arises. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to obey principal’s instructions. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to be careful‚ diligent and use any skill that he may
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the American one‚ United Kingdom’s (UK) and Hong Kong’s (HK) do not recognize the approach of general principle of good faith in contract law‚ as illustrated in Walford v Miles1. Yet‚ good faith should be promoted in UK and HK because one should value fairness in the whole course of dealing‚ from the point of pre-contractual negotiations till the discharge of he contracts. This essay aims at showing the merits of a good faith doctrine and possible implications on the UK and HK legal system so as to
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Elements of a Contract Bus 670 Legal Environment Abstract In order for a contract to be valid‚ it must meet certain standards. Contracts can be formed by two parties for multiple reasons‚ but must hold up to the same standards in court to be valid. The first element of the contract is the offer. The offer is very important because it is where the contract initializes‚ and is presented to the offeree by the offeror (Mallor et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 307). The second element is acceptance. In this
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IN THE WINE INDUSTRY Priscilla S. Wisner Department of Accounting and Information Management College of Business University of Tennessee 638 Stokely Management Center Knoxville‚ TN 37996 Phone: 865.974.1714 Email: pwisner@utk.edu Case: A Votre Santé Page 1 of 17 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1659912 BACKGROUND A Votre Santé (AVS) is a small‚ independent winery owned by Kay Aproveche. Kay has a relationship with a grower who grows two types of wine grapes‚ a
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Management In Takaful Industry? Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss about how cooperate governance in line with Enterprise Risk Management in Takaful industry. As what we know‚ many company do not implement Enterprise Risk Management in their company especially in Takaful industry. Every company in Takaful industry have to improve their knowledge regarding Enterprise Risk Management. Nowadays‚ Takaful become more popular and one of the alternative method of providing insurance services
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