Formation of contract The green van Hubert’s initial e-mail is merely an invitation to treat‚ demonstrating only a willingness to negotiate rather than an intention to be bound by acceptance. The response from Philip to Hubert’s preliminary enquiry about the green van is‚ however‚ clearly an offer. There is intention to be bound by acceptance‚ demonstrated by the expression “when do you want it?”‚ combined with identification of the essential elements – the price (£30‚000) and the subjects (the
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The Sales of Goods Act 1893 provides the definition of ‘condition’ and ‘warranty’. During the period between 1893 to 1962 both ‘condition’ and ‘warranty’ was generally accepted that they were the only two types of terms which assist in ‘identifying the breaches which entitled the injured party to terminate the contract. In the turning point of 1962‚ a new type of term-intermediate term brought about a whole new page into the Law of Contract. Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co. Ltd vs Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
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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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The Law of Contract Voidable Contract – Coercion The word “contract” can be defined as a voluntary‚ deliberate‚ and legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties. Contracts are usually written but may be spoken or implied‚ and generally have to do with employment‚ sale or lease‚ or tenancy. A contractual relationship is evidenced by an offer‚ acceptance of the offer‚ intention to create legal relations‚ consideration‚ certainty and capacity. However‚ while all parties may expect
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LAW OF CONTRACT NOTES INTRODUCTION. A contract is an agreement between two parties which is enforceable by law.An agreement is made when a person signifies his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything with a view of obtaining the assent of the other party. Such act or abstinence is said to make a proposal.The person making the proposal is called the offeror and the person accepting the proposal is called the offeree TYPES OF CONTRACTS: Contracts may be classified into: -Written
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1. Introduction – What is a Contract? 1.1 Definitions Not all agreements will be contract enforceable in law - social arrangements‚ for example‚ or contracts which offend against public decency and public policy and those which involve criminal activity. ‘A contract is an agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law. The factor which distinguishes contractual from other legal obligations is that they are based on the agreement of the contracting parties.’ Treitel
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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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Construction Contracts 1. Name and briefly describe each of the two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts. Which type would be most likely used for building the piers to support a large suspension bridge. Why? Two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts are lump-sum and the unit-price contract. The lump-sum contract is when the contractor agrees to complete all work for a pre-determined price including profit and the contract. The unit-price contract is when the
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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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Essential Elements of Contract Contract represents the instrument to enforce promises. Not all statements amount to enforceable promises or contracts. To enforce statements there are a number of elements which courts look for and these mainly include the presence of offer‚ its communication‚ its unconditional acceptance and communication of the acceptance. Once this has taken place then the element of consideration gives the badge of enforceability to the contract and the contract is then enforceable
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