Part 2 – Contractual Formation A. Offer and Acceptance Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists The display of goods in a shop is only an offer to treat Australian Woollen Mills v Cth The offer must be in exchange for the other party’s consideration (quid pro quo). If it isn’t it is more likely a gratuitous promise Seppelt & Sons v Commissioner The use of the word “offer” is not conclusive Carlill v Carbolic An offer can be made to the whole world. Unilateral offers may require
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Syllabus for the Five Year B.L.S./LL.B. (Revised) Course (With Effect from the Academic Year 2004-2005) First Year B.L.S./ LL.B. Degree Course (Sem.-I) ENGLISH - I A. GRAMMAR and USAGE (Communication Skills) 1. Simple sentences (one clause): Their phrase structure. i) Tense and concord ii) Basic Transformation: a) passive b) negative c) question 1. Compound and Complex Sentences: Use of connectives 2. Conditionals 3. Reported Speech 4. Some common errors in construction of sentences and sentence
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started with Robert Torrens in SA NSW started 1963 Since then all grants under Torrens Title At conveyance of old property transferred to Torrens US and UK did not adopt Torrens Title Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Though some provisions of Conveyancing Act still apply Elements of Torrens Title Torrens register Registrar General Is public Available to public for searching Doesn’t have to be the owner Not expensive Can be done over the net consists of folio’s each folio relates
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA SCHOOL OF LAW COURSE CODE: LAW 421 COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW I 1 COURSE CODE: LAW 431 COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW I COURSE WRITER/ DEVELOPER Mr. Kunle Aina NOUN (Sabbatical) EDITOR: Mr. Idowu Adegbite Olabisi Onabanjo University‚ Ago-Iwoye COURSE COORDINATORS: K. Aina‚ (Sabbatical)‚ C. Hia‚ O. Lawal‚ T. Abisoye (Study Leave) NOUN AG. DEAN: ` Dr. Godwin I. Oyakhiromen School of Law National Open University of Nigeria 2 CUSTOMARY LAND LAW 1 MODULE 1
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Agency * Sec. 3 of the Civil Law Ordinance states as follows: “In all questions or issues which may hereafter arise or which may have to be decided in Ceylon in respect of the law of partnerships‚ corporations‚ banks ad banking‚ principals and agents‚ carriers by land‚ life and fire insurance. The law to be administered shall be the same as would be administered in England‚ In the like case as the corresponding period‚ if such question or issue had arisen or had to be decided in England
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FORMALITIES Common law has no form requirements for contracts: oral contracts are enforceable Consequences of failure of complying with formal requirements vary from statute to statute but include penalties‚ fines and civil consequences ie. Non-enforceability of contract Legislation imposes formal requirements for certain types of contract (this goes beyond the common law) ; e.g.: Consumer credit (has to have warnings‚ and writing) Sale of motor vehicle (needs written work of purchasing car
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THE LAW COMMISSION Report on a reference to the Law Commission under section 3(1)(e) of the Law Commissions Act 1965 THE EXECUTION OF DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS BY OR ON BEHALF OF BODIES CORPORATE To the Right Honourable the Lord Irvine of Lairg‚ Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain PART 1 INTRODUCTION Background 1.1 Following a joint reference from the Lord Chancellor and the President of the Board of Trade in October 1994‚ we published a consultation document entitled “The Execution
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practices and roles and produces either conscious or unconscious resistance by those who feel threatened. The introduction of a computerised national land information system‚ for example‚ impacts on the roles of professionals involved in real estate conveyancing‚ reveals information about land ownership that certain groups may prefer to remain secret‚ and requires government to devote limited resources to changes in legislation. Progress in all spheres of human activity necessitates change. It is impossible
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CUEA SCHOOL OF LAW General Principles of Equity I History of equity Introduction of the doctrines of equity into Nigeria The relation between Equity and Common Law Conflicts between Equity and Law Nature of equitable rights I Nature of equitable rights II UNIT 1 CONTENTS 1.0 2.0 3.0 HISTORY OF EQUITY 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Introduction Objectives Main content 3.1 Law and equity 3.2 Conscience 3.3 Difference and conflict 3.4 Equity and the common law in the narrow sense Conclusion Summary
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Agreement Offer The offer must be communicated by the offeror or an authorised agent of offeror to offeree: Henthorn v Fraser However‚ it is not necessary for an offer to be made to a specific person or a class or group of people. An offer can be made to "all the world"‚ in which case the offeree is regarded as a member of the general public: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball When an offer is made‚ the term of the proposed contract must be communicated to the offeree: Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking
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