Transcript(s) Full text of judgment Judge(s) sitting Willes J‚ Byles J and Keating J Felthouse v Bindley (1862) EWHC CP J 35‚ is the leading English contract law case on the rule that one cannot impose an obligation on another to reject one ’s offer. This is sometimes misleadingly expressed as a rule that "silence cannot amount to acceptance". Later the case has been rethought‚ because it appeared that on the facts‚ acceptance was communicated by conduct (see‚ Brogden v Metropolitan Railway). Furthermore
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CONTRACT LAW – LECTURE 4 Promissory estoppel Is about the enforceability of all alteration promises (promises to pay more and promises to accept less) and by contrast estoppels does not apply to promises about the formation of initial contracts Ex. If a creditor promises to accept a smaller sum in full settlement intending the debtor to rely on that promise‚ and the debtor does rely on it‚ the debtor may have a defence of promissory estoppels when sued for the balance by the creditor. The promise
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THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 CONTRACT Section 2(h) defines a contract as “an agreement enforceable by law” Thus to make a contract there must be – (i) an agreement (ii) the agreement should be enforceable by law. All agreements are not enforceable by law and‚ therefore‚ all agreements are not contracts. Some agreements may be enforceable by law and others not. For example‚ an agreement to sell a radio set may be a contract‚ but an agreement to go to see a movie may
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talk which the parents or students can then display as reminders. The leaflet/poster must be supported either by a talk given to the assessor and recorded or written notes. The talk to parents covers learning outcomes 1 and 2. The leaflet should act as a reminder‚ not the full talk. You must include a description of the social‚ economic and cultural factors that will impact on the lives of children and young people (1.1) an explanation of the importance and impact of poverty on outcome and
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Contract is an agreement between two or more competent parties in which an offer is made and accepted‚ and each party benefits. No contract can come into being unless the following features exist: an actual offer‚ an acceptance‚ consideration (this means that each party will contribute something of a material value to the bargain) and an intention to create legal relations. The agreement can be formal‚ informal‚ written‚ or just plain understood. (a) For a contract to exist the offer must be made
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THE INDIAN CONTTRACT ACT‚ 1872 The Law of contract is that branch of Law‚ which determines the circumstances in which promises made by parties to contract shall be legally binding on them. Every one of us enters into a number of contracts from morning until night. Examples: 1) Buying Milk early in the morning. 2) Boarding BEST Bus 3) Borrowing Money from Friend 4) To see movie. 5) Purchasing goods from shops. This how we enter into contracts though we are not conscious
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1951 Equivalent citations: AIR 1952 P H 277 Author: Soni Bench: Soni ORDER Soni‚ J. 1. This is an application by Shireen Mall under the provisions of Sections 18 and 19 of the Indian Divorce Act‚ 1869‚ read with Sections 3 and 4 of the Indian Matrimonial Causes (War Marriages) Act XL of 1948‚ praying that this Court may declare the marriage between her and the respondent to be null and void. 2. The facts as deposed to by the petitioner are that she was employed as a Sergeant in the Women’s Auxiliary
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Contract Law LA4001 In order to able to outline the contract law on capacity in the light of this statement basically means how does the contract is being issued to the lay people who has no or little knowledge about law and how does it seek to protect the interests of those making the contracts. Contracts are of course not only made between individual people. In many case one or both
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BUS201 Contract and Agency Law Group Based Case Study Bai Kailin Q0806156 Question 1 A tender is also considered as an offer. Tenders refers to a process by which one can seek prices and terms for a particular project (such as a construction job in this case) to be carried out under a contract. The sealed offers themselves‚ including company information‚ a project outline‚ and a price quote‚ are known as tenders or bids. Since Beng Huay Construction Pte Ltd submitted the most competitive
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1 FAIR COMPETITION THE FAIR COMPETITION ACT ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title. PART I. Preliminary 2. 3. Interpretation. Application of Act. PART II. The Fair Trading Commission 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Establishment of Commission. Functions of the Commission. Commission shall seek information. Powers of the Commission. Hearings to be held in public. Minister may give directions. Powers of entry and search‚ etc. Discontinuance of investigation. Financial Provisions‚ Accounts
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