(2013) noted the physician-patient relationship is primarily an implied contract because a written contract is not standard practice for delivery of health care. According to O’Connor (2010)‚ the basis for medical negligence for physicians‚ is the physician-patient relationship‚ which can become a contractual relationship if all elements of a contract are present including an offer‚ an acceptance‚ and consideration. For example‚ when a patient contacts a doctor’s office for an evaluation and treatment
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Rousseau: The Social Contract In Book I of the Social Contract‚ Rousseau suggests that towards a certain stage in the state of nature‚ people feel the need to bind themselves to one another. Individuals bind themselves to a larger community and form a social contract. Rousseau’s main argument in Book I is that the community that is formed by the gathering of individuals is not simply an aggregation of the interests of all the individuals that form it. It is a distinct entity –in a way‚ a distinct
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Topic: The Employment Relationship and Contract question Dan operated a business providing statistical analysis in the financial services sector. Eve and Fred have both worked for Dan for three years. They were both described as self employed and both paid tax as self employed persons. Dan provided their entire specialist computer equipment and software. Eve was required to work solely on the projects Dan provided and she had to attend Dan’s premises everyday 9am until 5pm. Fred on the
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full arrears and the return of the car. Nick can only succeed if he can prove there is no consideration. Consideration can be defined by Sir Frederick Pollock‚ approved by Lord Dunedin in Dunlop v Selfridge Ltd [1915] AC 847 where each party must give something in return from what is gained from the other party; ‘An act or forbearance of one party‚ or the promise thereof‚ is the price for which the promise of the other is bought‚ and the promise thus given for value is enforceable.’ The traditional
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CONTRACTS Prepared by: Cleveland Sharpe American InterContinental University What is a Contract A contract is when two or more individuals make an written or oral agreement for legal consideration on a legal subject matter which is bound by law. Elements that Form a Contract Offer – when a party (offeror) indicates the willingness to enter into an agreement on certain specified terms. Acceptance – this is when the offeree agrees to the terms of the contract. Consideration – this is
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PARENT/GUARDIAN DAYCARE CONTRACT I‚ ______________ (First Name)‚ am sending my child‚ ____________ (First Name)‚ to the daycare‚ Care for the gifted‚ for the amount shown at the end of this contract. The child is to attend the daycare on the weekdays of the period‚ _________________________________________‚ between hours 9AM to 5PM. I understand I may cancel at any time and that my money will be refunded in proportion to the days left (e.g. if a child leaves the daycare after attending 15 days
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Sean Coutorie GOVT 2301 June 25‚ 2013 Skipworth Coconut Wars The “Social Contract Theory” is a theory that without the unofficial introduction of morals of right and wrong‚ we would all be living in a world worse than that our homo-erectus ancestors inhabited in such a way that there would be no “we” but just our self interest in the desire to survive. There would be no groups‚ no tools‚ and no interactions other than that of violence
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CONSIDERATION A. Legal Sufficiency 1. Adequacy 2. Unilateral Contracts 3. Bilateral Contracts 4. Illusory Promises a. Output and Requirement Contracts b. Exclusive Dealing Contracts c. Conditional Promises 5. Pre-existing Obligation a. Modification of a Pre-existing Contract b. Substituted Contracts c. Settlement of a Undisputed Debt d. Settlement of an Disputed Debt B. Bargained-For-Exchange 1. Past Consideration 2. Third Parties C. Contracts without Consideration 1. Promises to Perform Prior Unenforceable
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For a contract to be legally binding all of the following elements must be present. If one or more is absent the contract will be considered invalid or void. The first element of the contract is Offer and Acceptance. For a contract to be considered valid one party (the offer) must make an offer to another party (the offeree). Before an offer is accepted it must be communicated to the offeree. A offer is immediately made into a contract when the offeree accepts the offeror’s tender. An offer can be
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SYSTEMS‚ INC‚ INC. DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT This DATA PROCESSING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 1st day of August 2008 by and between Big Bank and Systems‚ Inc. In consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein‚ the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. DATA PROCESSING SERVICES. Systems Inc. agrees to render to Big Bank the data processing services described on Exhibit "A" (the "Services") for the term of this Agreement‚ and Big Bank agrees to purchase the Services
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