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    Freedom of Contract

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    “Freedom of contract is the bedrock of English private law” Freedom of contract is defined as the: “Right of an adult to make a legally binding mutual agreement with one or more other persons‚ without governmental interference as to what type of obligations he or she can take upon himself or herself.”[1] English law has for a while now been known as believing in freedom of contract. This means that the state has not‚ normally‚ enforced legislation which has got in the way when it comes to the

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    International Contract

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    international contract is a contract that has a foreign element‚ that is to say that the contract is in contact with one or more order (s) legal (s) abroad (s). Specifically‚ the foreign element may be resident abroad‚ a party to the contract‚ nationality‚ place of contract conclusion‚ and many other possibilities.  The commercial contract is a contract for a commercial transaction or a contract made by a trader for the purposes of his trade.  Therefore an international commercial contract is the addition

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    Contract and Trade

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    Table of Contents Introduction 1 Contracts in Restraint of Trade 1 Case 1: Wrigglesworth v. Wilson Anthony 4 Case 2: Svenson Hair Center Sdn Bhd v. Irene Chin Zee Ling 6 Case 3: Shanghai Hall Ltd v. Town House Hotel Ltd 8 Case 4: Polygram Records Sdn Bhd v. Hillary Ang & Ors & Anor 10 Case 5: Pertama Cabaret Nite Club Sdn. Bhd. v. Roman Tam 12 Case 6: Nagadevan Mahalingam v. Millennium Medicare Services 14 Case 7: Thomas Cowan & Co Ltd v. Orme 16 Case 8: Schmidt Scientific Sdn

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    Formation of a Contract

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    BUS103 Assignment Ellyn Hurst Florentina Benga Wednesay 4.00 – 5.00 Word count: 1418 A contract is an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating legal rights and obligations enforceable in a court of law. There are three essential elements that must be proven to establish a contract. The first element that must be established is whether or not there was an agreement between the parties. There must be an offer proposed by on party‚ and

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    Contract Law

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    4. NOTES 4.1. THE ESSENTIALS OF A VALID CONTRACT A. ESSENTIAL No 1 The Parties Must Act Within Their Contractual Capacity What is contractual capacity? We view it in relation to the concepts of personality and legal status: PERSONALITY – determines that you are a legal entity or persona. As a result of this personality you acquire legal status ie your legal status defines that legal personality further. STATUS then describes your legal “condition” eg a married woman‚ A public

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    Obligations and Contracts

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    International Law - Art II Sec 2‚ Pacta sund servanda vi) vi) Customs – habits and practices through long and accepted usage have become binding rules of conduct vii)vii) Principles of Justice and Equity – common law jurisdiction a. b. b. c. Characteristics of Law Rule of Conduct Obligatory Promulgated by legitimate authority Of common observance and benefit a. a. Organization of courts Supreme Court Court of Appeals‚ Sandiganbayan‚ Court of Tax Appeals Regional Trial Court - Metropolitan

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    Contract cases

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    unlawful means to induce BOAC to terminate his contract. The strike was alleged to be the unlawful means. -The case was almost immediately reversed Miliangos V George Frank Textiles George Frank Ltd was a Swiss textile producer who sold and delivered textiles to Miliangos‚ textile trade located in England. Miliangos refused to pay for the textiles. George Frank sued Miliangos in England for the amount of the debt in the currency of the contract which was Swiss francs. -Overruling a decision

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    Love Contracts

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    CONSENSUAL RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENTS: LOVE CONTRACTS When we think of work its’ connotation leads us to think of our way of life. It’s our way to make money‚ keep a roof over our heads‚ as well as put food on the table. Over time‚ through many studies‚ it has become a known fact that America is one of the most work-oriented nations in the world. Americans have a reputation for spending more time at work than we do at home. With that in mind‚ why is finding love in the workplace considered something

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    Interpretation of Contracts

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    Universiteit van Amsterdam Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Anglo-American Contract and Tort law Interpretation of contracts ‘’ To what extend does the interpretation of Dutch contracts differ from English contracts. ’’ Naam: A.N.Y. van der Looij Studentnummer: 5610303 Begeleider: Professor H. Beale Amsterdam‚ 14th of June 2013 Table of contents Chapter 1 Preface 3 1.1 Neccessity of interpretation 3 1.2 ‘’Objective’’ and ‘’Subjective’’ interpretation 3

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    Valid Contract

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    elements required for formation of valid contract The contract law is a situation where law is related to business transactions. In the situations good are purchased‚ sold‚ as well as moved through the contract. The employees are hired‚ land are developed‚ sold‚ bought leased or financed under the contract. Most of the businesses are based under contracts. Generally‚ the contracts represent foundation of the most of the commercial activities and therefore contract law stands for one of the crucial areas

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