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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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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Formation of contract‚ requirements of writing and personal bar (formative written exercise) The main point of this scenario is whether Alana‚ the previous inhabitant of the home‚ and Edwina‚ the current inhabitant‚ had formed a contract whereby the right of ownership had been passed over to Edwina. After two days of Edwina living in the house she received a letter from Alana telling her they had not formed a contract and that she would have to leave the premises. Over the course of this essay
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Breach of Contract: 1. How the contract was allegedly breached‚ 2. What defenses may be available to the defendant‚ and 3. What remedy (or remedies) may be available to the Plaintiff. Charlize Theron has settled the $20 million breach of contract lawsuit against her‚ according to papers filed in Manhattan Federal Court Monday. The suit was filed last year‚ when Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil claimed that Theron had worn a Christian Dior watch during a press event in 2006‚ despite being paid
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“The parties to an executory contract are often faced‚ in the course of carrying it out‚ with a turn of events which they did not at all anticipate – a wholly abnormal rise or fall in prices‚ a sudden depreciation of currency‚ an unexpected obstacle to the execution‚ or the like. Yet this does not in itself affect the bargain which they have made…” (per Lord Simon in British Movietonews Ltd. v. London and District Cinemas [1952] A.C. 166 at 185). Discuss this dictum and explain the respects in
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(6)Discharge by Agreement or Consent The contract rests on the agreement of the parties. The parties may get discharged from the obligations of performance of contract by agreement or mutual consent. By Agreement or Consent • By novation • By “accord and satisfaction” • By remission and waiver The discharge by consent may be express or implied. Discharge by consent:- (a)Novation: When a new contract is substituted for an existing one‚ either between the same parties or between the one of
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INFRASTRUCTURE CONCESSION CONTRACTS: AN INTRODUCTION #2/July 08 What is infrastructure concession contract? What are the advantages and disadvantages of concession contracts? This paper addresses these two questions. Also‚ it outlines the basics of infrastructure concession contracts. I. Introduction Ownership of public assets is a sensitive issue for all governments. However‚ budgetary shortfalls as well as the repeated failure of governments all over the world to maintain these assets have
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Fraud Examination Executive Summary: Miniscribe By Samantha Altieri‚ Zac Biesiada‚ Dan Cohen‚ and Tim Foley BACC 552 Miniscribe was a computer disk drive manufacturing company that was founded in 1981 by Terry Johnson. The company was initially run out of basement of Mr. Johnson’s home in Longmont‚ Colorado. Shortly after becoming a publicly traded company in 1983‚ Miniscribe began to experience financial losses. (United States v. Patrick J. Schleibaum) In 1985 the venture capital firm
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Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW. SESSION 2013-2014 A Project on " Immunity of agent- a detailed study" Under the Supervision of Dr Visalakshi Vegesna Assistant Professor Submitted by Umaima Shahnawaz B.A.L.L.B(Hons.) IIIrd Semester Roll no-147 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Dr. Visalakshi Vegesna who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic " Immunity of agent- a detailed
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contract but do not appear to be a relevant issue here. While it is possible for offers to be "made to the world”1‚ K ’s advertisement is an "invitation to treat"2. It cannot be construed as an offer as it shows no intention on K ’s part to be bound to its terms‚ in contrast to the wording of the advertisement in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ba// Co3. Thus A ’s letter to K dated 21 April is the first possibility of an offer. However the terms of this letter are too vague to be construed as an offer
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