show why I agree with the statement. The reason as to why Contract law exists is because it is there to make sure people keep their promises to one another. A contract is made up of a promise of one party to do a certain thing in exchange for a promise from the other party to do another thing. The law will enforce on them if either party breaks away from the promise‚ as promises are what contracts are all about. Contract law is based on several Latin legal principles‚ the most important of which
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deliberate intent to cause harm that exists when a person makes a statement with either knowledge of its falsity or reckless disregard of the truth. actual malice is required to establish defamation against public figures. appropriation In tort law‚ the use by one person of another person’s name‚ likeness‚ or other identifying characteristic without permission and for the benefit of the user. assault any word or action intended to make another person fearful of immediate physical harm—a reasonably
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2010 Business Law Revision Booklet The Business Law final exam is 3 hours with 10 minutes of reading time. HOW TO ANSWER CASE STUDY QUESTIONS When answering this question student’s need to follow the format of: i) state the issue ii) state the law-this includes relevant legislation and cases iii) apply the law to the facts iv) state the conclusion Key words used in questions: Explain – students need to provide
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decide whether make a contract or renew a contract with consumers. And also the insurance company wants to decide the price of the contract and terms and conditions of the contract on the basis of the information which is provided by the consumers. The law enforces a duty of disclosure on consumers when they are looking to take a new insurance cover or wants to renew the existing insurance cover. Insurance
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the same consequences has taken place‚ where by a prominent member of the political party (Jonathan) threatened to persuade all Richard’s existing customers to award function tenders to Jonathan’s brother. This was a business threat to Richard‚ and due to fear of losing his business and model‚ Richard could have entered the agreement but not with his consent. Besides that‚ this case is also said to be induced by ‘undue influence’ (according to section 16 (1)‚ where the relations
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Introduction: Contract law is come from a Latin phrase‚ which is pacta sunt servanda (pacts must be kept). Everyday‚ all of us make contracts. It can be a written contract if required‚ for example when buying a car. On the other hand‚ the most common of contracts can be and are made orally‚ like buying from the mini market. A contract intends to make a legal agreement between two or more people or businesses (called parties) that sets forth what the parties will or will not do. Thus‚ The law recognizes breach
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a new dress‚ shoes and accessories for the date. He does not turn up and does not text you with an explanation. Can you sue him? If so‚ why? If not‚ why not? She would be unable to sue him as this is a social agreement which is unenforceable by law. Neither party has entered into a legally binding contract. Should you chose to break such an agreement‚ the consequences will be no more serious than upsetting or dissappointing your friends. This is similar to the case of Spellman v Spellman‚ in
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Ethical Misrepresentation One might argue that misrepresentation of academic credentials as demonstrated by Marilee Jones‚ the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Lewin‚ 2007) and a lie are not the same thing. She knowingly falsified information and suppressed it for several years; this is an ethical misrepresentation of epic proportions. When people misrepresent skill sets or academic accomplishments to achieve certain goals‚ they chose to play an ethical game of
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with‚ can result in an action of breach of contract * Mere representations: simple statements made to induce the other party to contract‚ not form part of the contract and will not cause an action of breach of contract (but constitute a misrepresentation) * The remedies are different!!! * Factors * Timing: generally‚ the longer the time between the making of the statement and the entering into of the contract‚ the less likely it will be that the statement was intended to be a term
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In a December 28‚ 2016‚ Minnesota Supreme Court Ruled that an employer can deny a former employee unemployment benefits if their termination resulted from a misrepresentation on their job application. In a MPR News article‚ Bob Collins recounts the story of Nina Wilson‚ a woman who worked at a mortgage services company before she was fired for lying about her educational level. After five months of employment‚ the company issued a background check of Wilson and found no evidence that she had ever
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