CONTRACT & AGENCY LAW END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT JULY 2012 PRESENTATION Submission Date : 08 Sept 2012 Question 1: Legal issues: As there are different parts to “Clause 8” in the employment contract which Julia as an employee has signed with Calypso Private Limited‚ we shall examine four separate legal issues. The first legal issue is whether Calypso is able to enforce part (a) of Clause 8 which states that Julia shall not be directly or indirectly
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Business Law: An Introduction Learning Outcome 1 1. Identify & describe the source of legislation that are binding in Scots Law and quote at least one example. Legislation comes in 4 main sources in Scotland; UK Parliament‚ Scots Parliament‚ European Union and delegate legislation. UK Parliament Laws that are passed by Parliament come from proposals that are made by the Government. These proposals aim to shape society or address certain problems. Once such proposals have been
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contract One of the essentials of a valid contract‚ mentioned in section 10‚ is that the parties to the contract should be competent to make the contract. According to section 11 : “Every person is competent to 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
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PLAN First of all‚ I will introduce the origins of contract law in business law. Secondly‚ briefing the basic requirement of the formation of a contract such as offer because to understand an offer is the first step in the formation of a contract. As well‚ states others formation of the contract: an intention of the parties‚ acceptance‚ legality‚ capacity and consideration roughly. The supporting example of cases will be given. Furthermore‚ I will explain how to determine the formation of a contract
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Business & Company Law – ’11-’12 – Question 1 Introduction: Whenever a contract is to be formed‚ there are certain elements which should meet the requirement in order for it to be established. They are offer‚ acceptance (agreement)‚ consideration and intention. * Definition: Agreement – Is formed when an offer is made and accepted. * Communication: Must be communicated * Except in the case of a unilateral contract. * Two types of Communications: * Instantaneous
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3010 BUSINESS LAW LAW AGENCY NOTES AGENCY LAW The law of agency in Kenya is basically that of the English Common Law. It deals with the relationships that arise when one person‚ the agent‚ is used by another‚ the principal‚ to perform certain tasks on his behalf. CREATION OF THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIP Agency may be created in four ways namely‚ i. By contract ii. By Ratification iii. By Estoppel iv. By operation of the law Agency by Contract This may either be by express contract which requires
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an antiquated response. However‚ discrimination can and does still happen in a company‚ and is not limited to gender discrimination. Consequently‚ every company is very careful about their operations and employee treatment in today’s business world. Many business entities have put together a human resource department to properly manage and take care of their most valuable resource‚ their employees. Over the years the government has also helped ensure that employees get proper treatment. Measures
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European Business Task 1 Richard Wilson S1076510 Kandis Watson Contents pages Introduction Page 1 Equal pay Page 2-3 Equal treatment in employment (Race and ethnicity) Page 4-5 Employee’s rights during parental leave
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Importance of Domestic Human Right laws Domestic human rights laws are the more important form for the protection of human rights. In comparison International laws on human rights are not able to play a vital role where the domestic laws and bodies are sound. After the founding of the United Nations (UN)‚ the International Court of Justice began working in 1946 and human rights were officially acknowledged and lawful jurisdiction was provided for their protection. The UN also formed a Human Rights
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DUTIES OF DIRECTOR Introduction Duties and liabilities are imposed on officers of a company‚ including directors‚ both by common law and statute. Thus‚ directors owe their companies fiduciary duties at common law. These duties are further supplemented by the Act. Officer –section 4(1) FD duty of care skill and diligence statutory duty The fiduciary duties of directors may be conveniently examined under the following categories. Director owe a duty to: Act bona fide and in the interests
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