Richard misses his plane from London to Paris. Ryan takes him there by car. As he gets out of the car‚ Richard promises to pay Ryan $1000 for his efforts Issue: Is there any consideration for the promise made by Richard? The Law: Every contract requires an offer‚ acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration is the exchange of benefit and detriment‚ for example‚ the making of a promise in exchange for an act. If a party voluntarily acts and then the other party makes a promise‚ the act is
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Energy as the Defining Component in EU-Russian Relations After the Eastern EU Enlargement Marek Neuman* University of Groningen m.neuman@rug.nl * Marek Neuman is a PhD student at the University of Groningen‚ Groningen‚ The Netherlands. This paper has been presented at the Fourth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics held on 25 - 27 September 2008 at the University of Latvia‚ Riga‚ Latvia. Please do not distribute or quote without permission of the author. Introduction Since the
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Why the EU decided to intervene and what they aimed to achieve from doing so is a huge topic and still an on-going discussion between many politicians One factor of the intervention was learnt from previous mistakes for example the non-intervention of Rwanda and Srebrenica massacre The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800‚000 people over the course of approximately 100 days‚ in the small East African Nation of Rwanda. This came about because of the longstanding ethic and
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Business Law assignment In early 2013‚ Beauty- a property developer and Stylish- their customer have a contract over a new house in the eastern sector of Singapore. The house was completed in late 2013. Stylish isn’t happy with the contract because blinds‚ curtains and other window coverings were not provided in the new house. In this research paper‚ we will advise and discuss about Stylish’s contractual rights in relation to the window coverings. Firstly‚ we need to see if this contract is valid
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How can email communication affect your business? Email is now one of the fastest ways to gain or lose potential customers because of its ability to deliver information fast to an enormous amount of people. After sending an email you are no longer in control of the effects of the message and can only wait in suspense. An employee of your company started off his/her day in a bad mood. A potential customer emails them with a trivial question and they reply with a brash tone. Do you think that the
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Charlie is going to rescind the contract. He demands return of his money and compensation for the loss of commission on several high profile sales of his business. He wants to rescind the contract because the package of software recommend by Carmine was obsolete‚ despite Carmine’s assurances. This problem is concerned with the contents of the contract which is term in the contract‚ the misrepresentation and unconscionable conduct. Charlie will claim that Carmine verbal assurances about the
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Directives‚ and state liability as in Francovich & Bonifaci v Italy. Issues: paragraphs 1-3 The issues arising are whether the Luxembourg law (which prohibits the sale of any drink containing more than 5% sugar) constitutes a measure equivalent to a quantitative restriction (MEQR) and if it is a breach of Art 28 EC or whether it is justified under community law by Art 30 EC‚ or under the rule of reason from the case of Rewe v Bundesmonopolverwaltung fur Branntwein (Cassis de Dijon). The second problem
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contract who is of age of majority according to law to which he is subject‚ and who is of sound mind‚ and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject.” It means that the following three categories of persons are not competent to contract. 1. A person who has not attained the age of majority‚ i.e.‚ one who is minor. 2. A person who is of unsound mind 3. A person who has been disqualified from contracting by some law. Although the above mentioned categories of
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One of the most prominent issues in society today‚ human trafficking‚ also known as modern slavery‚ has seen a 55% increase in the United Kingdom (UK) since 2014‚ with a total of 2‚340 people‚ including 671 children identified as victims‚ 300 of these being British. The exploitation of these victims is labeled under four categories: domestic servitude‚ labour exploitation‚ organ harvesting‚ and sexual exploitation. Apart from hurting our citizens‚ human trafficking has a large impact on economics
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Federal court The Federal Court is the highest judicial authority in the country. It was established pursuant to Article 121(2) of the Federal Constitution. Its decision binds all the courts below. The Federal Court hears appeals from the Court of Appeal. Leave to appeal must always be obtained prior to proceeding with the appeal. The Federal Court is headed by the Chief Justice. According to Article 122(1) of the Federal Constitution‚ the Federal Court shall consist of the Chief Justice‚ the President
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