THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;
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PART I. Introduction England’s contract law is consisted of several laws and they can not be written or at least explained in a student’s assignment‚ which is consisted of 1000 words. Despite that I will try to outline the main points of the contact law and explain briefly what each means. On the second point I will explain the little difference between the English contact law with the equivalent contract law of my home country which is Cyprus. I wrote "little differences " because‚ Cyprus is following
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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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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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1.Offer 1. Offer means a proposal by a person in which he makes his willingness to enter into a legally binding contract for some conside¬ration. 2. An offer is made with the object of getting consent of the offeree. 3. An offer can be accepted by the offeree. 4. An offer when accepted becomes an agreement. Invitation to Offer 1. An Invitation to offer means an intention of a person to invite others with a view to enter into an agreement. 2. An invitation to offer on the other hand is made
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it possible for one standard form of construction contract to meet the need of every project? Discuss by reference to at least two forms in common use in industry. | 2 | 1.0 | What is a Construction Contract? | 2 | 1.1 | Why use a standard form of contract? | 3 | 2.0 | Different forms of contract | 3 | | 2.1 PWD (Public Works Department) FORM OF AGREEMENT | 4 | | 2.2 FIDIC | 4 | 3.0 | Main differences between both forms of contract | 6 | | 3.1 Payments | 7 | | 3.2 Variation
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The psychological contract is a little difficult to define because as George (2009‚ pg3) states it ‘is implicit in that it is unspoken‚ unwritten and often only becomes apparent when it is breached‚ causing feelings of violation’ none the less it is extremely important part of the business and can be what ‘binds the employee and the employer together’ (Robinson and Rousseau‚ citied in George 2009 pg4) ‘through the mutual expectations of input and outcome’ outlined by Businessballs (2010) CIPD (2004
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A valid contract consists of all essential components which present and the court will enforce as a legally binding promise . One of the elements contract to create a contract is agreement which included an offer and acceptance. “Acceptance is a final and unqualified assent to the terms of the offer‚ made in the manner specified or indicated by the offeror” . Acceptance may be express orally‚ in writing‚ occasionally‚ or even by implied from the offeree’s conduct. In communication of acceptance‚
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About Minor Subject Studies for Students in Teacher Education The choice of minor subjects defines how students qualify as teachers. To obtain a post in basic education and general upper secondary education‚ the ability to teach a second subject if often required (for example mathematics)‚ while in vocational education and adult education as well as in corporate training‚ a minor subject is considered as a means to complete and expand the teacher’s knowledge of the major subject. The first minor
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