Essential elements of Contracts BUS 670 Legal Environment Instructor: Mark Cohen 09/26/2011 Essential elements of Contracts All contracts share some common elements. A contract starts when an offer is made‚ certain requirements need to be satisfied to ensure the agreement is legal‚ in particular a capacity of parties to contract has to be proven‚ the legal purpose of the agreement and the satisfaction of consideration‚ before the offer is accepted. Contracts have common elements in
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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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Political Science Research Paper: The NSA Data Leak Since 2001‚ post the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers and Pentagon‚ the United States government has beefed up its counter-terrorism security‚ under the leadership of both democratic and republican presidents. However‚ the U.S. is always one step behind the terrorists‚ or though it seems. Al-Qaeda took to the air‚ so‚ the U.S. increased airport security measures (Knowles‚ 2013). In the last 12 years‚ so many changes to airport security
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discuss. In Contracts‚ What is "Consideration"? In order for any contract to be enforceable‚ courts generally require three things: mutual assent (agreement to the contract terms)‚ a valid offer and acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration in law is one of the three main building blocks of a contract. It can be anything of value‚ which each party to a legally binding contract must agree to exchange if the contract is to be valid. If only one party offers consideration in contract‚ the agreement
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breech of contract The Breach Of Contract Joseph Ragisoa Business Law I Professor Leah Westerman August 12‚ 1013 The Breach Of Contract There are many ways to terminate the obligations of a contract. Most often‚ parties conclude their contract obligations by performing them. However‚ sometimes problems arise and parties cannot or will not complete their obligations under the contract. When this occurs‚ contracts may be terminated by reasons of rescission‚ breach‚ or impossibility
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t Quasi Contract Analysis of Case Studies Business Law Submitted to: Mr. Atta Ullah Submitted By: Sunnia Farrukh Submitted on: January 27‚ 2012 BBA-III (Regular) Fatima Jinnah Women University Contents Contract 3 Formation of Contract 3 Kinds of Contracts 3 Quasi Contract 4 Salient Features of Quasi Contract: 4 Conditions of Quasi Contract 4 Supply of Quasi Contract 5 Payment by an Interested Person: 5 Liability to pay for Non-Gratuitous Acts 6 Finder of Goods 7
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unknowingly enter into series of contracts. This may be in the form of purchasing an article from a shop or by purchasing a railway ticket or by numerous ways. In modern societies‚ because of increasing complexity‚ there has been a practice of concluding contracts in standard form. One such instance of a standard form of contract is contract of insurance. Thus‚ standard form of contracts are those kinds of contracts were parties do not sit together to bargain the terms of the contract. One problem that is likely
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OUTLINE OF LECTURE IN LAW ON CONTRACTS (Defective Contracts) 1. Defective contracts a. Rescissible contract – valid until rescinded; b. Voidable contract – valid until annulled; c. Unenforceable contract – cannot be sued upon or enforced unless ratified; d. Void contract – no effect at all‚ cannot be ratified or validated 2. Rescission Rescission is the remedy granted by law to the contracting parties and sometimes even to third persons in order to recover indemnity
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Misrepresentation Step 1. Determine whether the meaning of the representation is false or not – objective test Step 2. Three possibilities of a misrepresentation: 1) It is a term of the contract; 2) It constitutes a collateral contract; 3) Does not acquire contractual status at all. Step 3. Results: 1) Rescission of the contract; 2) Damages in tort (if the tort of deceit or the tort of negligence can be made out) Smith v Lane & House Property Corp This case deals with the situation that a statement
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LAW ON OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS* I. Introduction A. Law - from the Latin word “lex” which is derived from the verb “Ligare” meaning “to bind” - a rule of conduct‚ just and obligatory promulgated by legitimate authority for the common observance and benefit (as defined by Sanchez Roman‚ a Spanish Civilist) B. Sources of Law 1. Legislative- Congress 2. Constitution- supreme law of the land 3. Administrative or Executive Orders‚ Regulations and Rulings-
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