by express or implied contract or by law‚ in which one party (the agent) may act on behalf of another party (the principal) and bind that other party by words and/or actions. The etymology of the word agent or agency says much. The words are derived from the Latin verb ago‚ agere (the respective noun agens‚ agentis). The word denotes one who acts‚ a doer‚ force or power that accomplishes things.1 Agency is the exception to the doctrine of privity under the law of contract. 2. LIABILITY OF A PRINCIPAL
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THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 ACT No. 9 OF 1872 1* [25th April‚ 1872.] Preamble.WHEREAS it is expedient to define and amend certain parts of the law relating to contracts ; It is hereby enacted as follows - PRELIMINARY 1. Short title. 1.Short title.-This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act‚1872. Extent‚ Commencements.-It extends to the whole of India 2*[except the State of Jammu and Kashmir]; and it shall come into force on the first day of September‚ 1872. 3* Nothing herein contained
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LAW OF CONTRACT Thursday 9:00 Summer Term‚ 2014 Lecturer and Module Co-ordinator: John Halladay Texts: Poole‚ Textbook on Contract Law McKendrick‚ Contract Law Casebook: Both Poole and McKendrick have casebooks which are very good. There are also many others on the market. Statute book: There are not many statutes in the course but there are some and this will be useful for the exam. Any Contract or Commercial Law statute book should do. A. WHY CONTRACT?
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enforce. A. Definition: Contract law is an enforcement of a single promise‚ not an agreement at whole. a. Contract law is state law. It is common law by default‚ unless a statute has been passed covering the issue. Right to contract is guaranteed primarily by common law and some statutes‚ NOT by the constitution. Our law does not recognize any natural right to freedom of contract or economic activity. B. Sources of Contract Law b. Common Law: applies if the UCC is silent
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CONTRACTS PROJECT ON NOVATION INDEX INTRODUCTION ………………………………………. 4 DEFINITION IN INDIAN CONTRACT ACT …… 5 ELEMENTS OF VALID NOVATION …………….. 5 KINDS OF NOVATION ……………………………… 5 CHANGE OF PARTIES ………………………………. 6 SUBSTITUTION OF NEW AGREEMENT …….. 7 NOVATION AGREEMENT IN BUSINESS ……. 8 MATERIAL ALTERATIONS ……………………….. 10 ASSIGNMENT VS NOVATION UNDER ENGLISH LAW…………………………………………................ 11 STATUTORY SUBSTITUTION OF
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MERCANTILE LAW CA POOJA SHARMA PH NO: 09811599587 THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 CHAPTER 1- NATURE OF CONTRACT The law of contract is that branch of law which determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon
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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A VALID CONTRACT: To be enforceable by law an agreement must possess the essential elements of a valid contract as laid down by Sec.10 of Contract Act in the following terms; ‘All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract‚ for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object‚ and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.’ Following are the conditions for validity of the contract in detail. 1. Offer and Acceptance:
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Goldsbrough Mort v Quinn A promise to hold an offer open for a time is not enforceable (as there is no consideration). BUT option contracts have consideration for the promise Mobil Oil Australia v Lyndel If the performance of a unilateral contract has commences the offeror can revoke it but there may (Depending on circumstances) be an implied ancillary (side) unilateral contract to not revoke it which you would be in breach of Stevenson‚ Jaques & Co v McLean Inquiry as to a method of payment is not a rejection
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For a contract to be legally binding all of the following elements must be present. If one or more is absent the contract will be considered invalid or void. The first element of the contract is Offer and Acceptance. For a contract to be considered valid one party (the offer) must make an offer to another party (the offeree). Before an offer is accepted it must be communicated to the offeree. A offer is immediately made into a contract when the offeree accepts the offeror’s tender. An offer can be
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What are the defenses to a breach of contract? If someone is accused of breach of contract‚ there are a number of defenses available to argue that a contract should not be enforced. If any of the basic contract elements are missing‚ or if the contract was made with someone of diminished capacity or for illegal purposes‚ a contract can be unenforceable. Some other examples of potential defenses to enforcement of a contract are mutual or unilateral mistake‚ duress or undue influence‚ unconscionability
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