1.0 Contracts and its Elements 1.1 Essentials of a Contract Contracts form part of our daily life e.g. lease of house‚ sale/purchase of cars‚ etc. However‚ there are elements essential to form a contract. These are: 1.1.1 Offer/Invitation MacMillan & Stone (2004) described offer as “an expression of willingness to contract on certain terms. It must be made with the intention that it will become binding upon acceptance. There must be no further negotiations or discussions required.” This can be
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Doctrine of Privity What is doctrine of privity? Third parties do not have any rights in a contract due to doctrine of privity. Only parties contracted to each other can enforce an agreement Dunlop v Selfridge “Only a person who is a party to a contract can sue on it.. Our law knows nothing of a jus quaesitum tertio (rights on account of third parties) arising by way of contract “ as per Viscount Haldane Dunlop sued Selfridge and stated that Selfridge was bound by their term that they have
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Since the “employment-at-will doctrine’’ introduced in the 1900’s‚ the relationship between employee and employers is viewed as being on equal-foot in terms of rights to cease or terminate labor. Termination is the process by which an organization releases an employee from his duty against his or her will. Causes for termination include poor job performance‚ inability to perform job responsibilities‚ misconduct‚ relocation‚ absenteeism and so on. Concerns about “wrongful discharge’’ began to increase
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What is the role played in contract law by the doctrine of consideration 1. Controversies and challenges of consideration. For a contract promise to be enforceable‚ that promise must normally be supported by consideration. Any contractual promise must be supported by consideration unless an exception applies. A promise will be supported by consideration if it’s given as part of a bargain or exchange rather than a gift. Second‚ the promiser or 3rd party should receive some act forbearance
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Siti Zulaikha Amran April 24‚2013 Avoid Stress Specific Purpose Statement: To inform my audience about Avoid Stress Pattern of Organization: Problem-solution Order * INTRODUCTION: A. Attention Grabber: Stress is simply a reaction to a stimulus that disturbs our physical or mental equilibrium. In other words‚ it is an omnipresent part of life. A stressful event can trigger the "fight-or-flight" response‚ causing hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol to surge through the body.
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l 1st Draft Assignment 1 Employment At Will Doctrine LEG 500 – Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance Fancy Petagaye Strayer University – Doral Campus Luis A. Zapata July 21st 2012 ASSIGNMENT 1: EMPLOYMENT-At Will Doctrine As a manager and supervisor of an accounting department‚ discuss the following issues related to the employment-at-will doctrine and liability of an employer based on actions and responses to the employee’s behavior and actions. Jennifer‚ a recent graduate‚ has recently
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine Texas is an “employment-at-will” state. Generally‚ employees without a written employment contract can be fired for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all. In an at-will situation‚ either the employer or employee may terminate the employment relationship at any time‚ with or without warning‚ and with or without cause‚ unless there is an existing agreement with express terms and conditions covering its termination.1 Of course‚ the employment-at-will doctrine is not without
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What could they be seeing under the sea. What was this monstrous animal. Could it be a squid‚ a submarine‚ a giant whale? Let us go down in the deep waters of the earth and see which one it is. “If it was a whale‚ it surpassed in size all those hitherto classified in science.” (the book) Could this animal be a giant squid? “Taking into consideration the mean of observations made at diver’s times- rejecting the timid estimate of those who assigned to this object a length of two hundred feet‚ equally
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Johnson’s Doctrine Throughout the history of the United States‚ the presidency has greatly affected our nation and influenced where we are today. After reading two scholarly journal articles discussing the "Johnson Doctrine" and the "Nixon Doctrine"‚ one can learn much about the presidency during this particular time of policy. Their decisions and policies as president came during a rough time for the United States. Their doctrines greatly impacted foreign affairs during Vietnam and the Cold War
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The Doctrine of Fascism Some General Ideological Features "Reactionary concepts plus revolutionary emotion result in Fascist mentality." -Wilhelm Reich Is nationalism inherently evil? Would a one-world government be more preferable? Are appreciating and defending one’s own culture and cultural values somehow primitive instincts that must be overcome by the educational efforts of the enlightened? We have all heard of Fascism
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