Defective Contracts Contract Classification Basis of Defect Status of the Contract Legal Effects Prescriptive Period Ratifiability A.Rescissible There is damage or injury either to one of the contracting parties or to a third person. Valid Considered valid and enforceable until they are rescinded by a competent court. The action for prescription may prescribe. NO 1. Contracts entered into in behalf of wards 2. Contracts agreed upon in representation of absentees 3. Contracts undertaken
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Elements of the law of contract Catharine MacMillan Richard Stone 2009 LLB 2650040 Diploma in Law 2690040 page 2 This subject guide was prepared for the University of London External System by: University of London External System Catharine MacMillan BA (Victoria) ‚ LLB (Queen’s‚ Canada)‚ LLM (Cantab)‚ Lecturer in Law‚ School of Law‚ Queen Mary‚ University of London and Richard Stone LLB (Soton)‚ LLM (Hull)‚ Barrister‚ Professor and Head of Law‚ Lincoln Law School‚ University of
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Common Contracts paper Alyssa Baker-Brake LAW/421 Lina Malanzo 07/01/13 Contracts are a written promise to do something‚ or not to do something. The purpose of the contract is to ensure that both parties will perform the duties that they have promised to do‚ or to prevent something that was promised to prevent. Contracts are here to ensure that people follow through with their word when they promise to do something. With a contract‚ you can make a promise a legal obligation. I have personally
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It is trite law that an insurer under a contract of indemnity insurance‚ who has satisfied the claim of the insured‚ is entitled to be placed in the insured’s position in respect of all rights and remedies against other parties which were vested in the insured in relation to the subject-matter of the insurance1. Where the insured has proceeded against the third party after the insurer had paid out the claim and without the insurer’s authority as happened in Visser v Incorporated General Insurances
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enter into a short futures contract to sell July silver for $17.20 per ounce. The size of the contract is 5‚000 ounces. The initial margin is $4‚000‚ and the maintenance margin is $3‚000. What change in the futures price will lead to a margin call? What happens if you do not meet the margin call? Problem 5.2. What is the difference between the forward price and the value of a forward contract? Problem 5.3. Suppose that you enter into a six-month forward contract on a non-dividend-paying stock
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Wilburn Western Civilization II Allison Elledge 2/28/14 What is the Social Contract? How was one to be able to be governed and still remain free men? The Social Contract was an agreement that was part moral and part political obligation that depended on the people to form society. The entire contract explains the aspects to answer this question (Rousseau‚ Jean Jacques. "The Social Contract."). The contract states that there is a way for a person to be part of a society‚ yet still be able
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Psychological Contracts: an introduction to the concept Richard Hall Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies University of Sydney While the origins of the concept of ‘the psychological contract’ can be traced to the 1960s‚ the idea gained widespread currency in the academic and research fields of organisational psychology‚ organisational behaviour and HRM in the 1990s following the publication of a key article‚ then a book‚ by Rousseau (1989‚ 1995) which stimulated renewed interest
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charter‚ the evidence shall not be excluded if it is established that‚ having regard to all the circumstances‚ the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute (charter). If the court finds that a Charter breach has occurred‚ the evidence should not be excluded pursuant to section 24(2) of the Charter. The test set out in R v. Grant
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Number: Identification card number : Group : Lecturer’s name: The issue in this case deals with invatition to treat ‚ offer ‚ counter-offer ‚ conditional acceptance and acceptance . It also deals with the elements of valid contract. General rule for a binding contract is an offer and an acceptance of the proposal. There must be effective communication to the proposer. It is very important to differeciate a proposal from an invitation to treat. Invitation to treat is a stage of negotiation and
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CONTRACTS OUTLINE Prof. Page – Contracts I – Fall 2011 |CONSIDERATION | - A legal contract only exists when there is an exchange – whether that’s a promise for a promise‚ performance for a promise‚ etc… this is called consideration. The promises/performance have to be influencing the other party to act/promise. *i.e. the ‘fuzzy coughdrop’ rule* i. RESTATEMENT
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