Contract Law 1 Intention to Create Legal Relations In order for a contract to be valid there must be intention to create legal relations. Enright notes ‘the requirement of intention to create legal relations is a final doorkeeper in contract. It determines which agreements supported by consideration shall be covered by contract law and which shall merely be morally binding.’ This requirement was expressly stated for the first time in Heilbut‚ Symons & Co V Buckleton. Friel notes that important
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Misrepresentation Step 1. Determine whether the meaning of the representation is false or not – objective test Step 2. Three possibilities of a misrepresentation: 1) It is a term of the contract; 2) It constitutes a collateral contract; 3) Does not acquire contractual status at all. Step 3. Results: 1) Rescission of the contract; 2) Damages in tort (if the tort of deceit or the tort of negligence can be made out) Smith v Lane & House Property Corp This case deals with the situation that a statement
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Assignement 1 contracts Sayres v. Wheatland Group‚ L.L.C.‚ 79 Va. Cir. 504 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2009) CASE SUMMARYPROCEDURAL POSTURE: Plaintiff filed suit against defendants alleging that the contract for the construction and sale of a home that was at issue in this case was void‚ invalid‚ and unenforceable. Plaintiff also alleged that he was entitled to rescission and cancellation of the same contract. Defendants filed a counterclaim for specific performance of the contract of sale. Plaintiff moved
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What is the definition of a contract? An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. Describe the various types of contracts. 1) Bilateral and Unilateral 2) Express and Implied 3) Executory and Executed What elements does a contract need to be enforceable? 1) Agreement 2) Legality 3) Consideration 4) Capacity What elements would constitute a discharge of a contract? 1) Material breach 2) Minor breach 3) Anticipatory breach
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Contract Law- Offer and Acceptance Enforcement of promises Criteria: 1. Offer and corresponding Acceptance 2. Consideration 3. Intention to create legal relationship 4. Certainty I. Formative elements – will theory of K Offer - an expressionof willingness to contract upon certain terms – binding upon acceptance Requisites: (a) Offer will become binding upon acceptance; and [may be prepared to sell] (b) Nothing further remains to be done If no an offer‚ what
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Labor Contract Law of PRC (English version) The Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China was adopted at the 28th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China on June 29‚ 2007 and is hereby promulgated and effective as of January 1‚ 2008. President of the People’s Republic of China: Hu Jin-tao Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China (adopted at the 28th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National
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Tort Law Reading Notes Week 1 Mon Sep 8 Damages pp697-729 - aim of damages: restore plaintiff to position he would have been had the wrong not occurred o as this is impossible in cases of personal injury‚ monetary compensation is used o total amount is the amount that will release the target amount over the given span of years - assessment is a matter if calculation‚ not impression (SCC 1978) - 3 probs: o 1) what kinds of items must a defendant compensate
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mistake has been committed. 1 It is predicated on the equitable maxim that equity treats as done that which ought to be done. 2 Therationale of the doctrine is that it would be unjust and unequitable to allow the enforcement of a written instrument which does not reflect or disclose the real meeting of the minds of the parties. 3 However‚ an action for reformation must be brought within the period prescribed by law‚ otherwise‚ it will be barred by the mere lapse of time. The issue in this case is
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Question 1. Outline and describe the ways in which an Agency Contract may be established. Agency According to Nicole Busby‚ an agency is a contractual relationships that entitles one party to act on behalf‚ or in favour of‚ the other party in contractual arrangements with a third party. In this regardthese circumstances‚ the former is known as an “agent” and the entity on whose behalf the agent performs is called a “principal”. Generally‚ the agency relationships arises in commercial transactions
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In the given question the issue is whether there is a binding contract between Gerard and Reg. A contract can be defined as a voluntary assumption of obligation .In order to establish a contract there must be an offer followed by an acceptance. In order to see whether the parties have come to an agreement the court would look at the intention of the parties. Intention will be looked at objectively .In applying the objective test the courts consider whether the reasonable person in the other parties’
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