THE LAW OF CONTRACT IN GHANA (These notes have mainly been culled from Mrs. Christine Dowuona Hammond’s seminal work on the Law of Contracts.) INTRODUCTION Contracts are made by people every day‚ whether the parties recognise it or not. Each time one spends money on anything – a bus ticket‚ an airline ticket‚ a pair of shoes‚ a meal in a restaurant‚ laundry services‚ books‚ or signs a lease‚ etc. one concludes a valid and legally binding contract. Contracts may be oral or written;
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Court Court of Common Pleas Citation(s) (1862) 11 Cb (NS) 869; [1862] EWHC CP J35; 142 ER 1037 Transcript(s) Full text of judgment Judge(s) sitting Willes J‚ Byles J and Keating J Felthouse v Bindley (1862) EWHC CP J 35‚ is the leading English contract law case on the rule that one cannot impose an obligation on another to reject one ’s offer. This is sometimes misleadingly expressed as a rule that "silence cannot amount to acceptance". Later the case has been rethought‚ because it appeared that
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PART I. Introduction England’s contract law is consisted of several laws and they can not be written or at least explained in a student’s assignment‚ which is consisted of 1000 words. Despite that I will try to outline the main points of the contact law and explain briefly what each means. On the second point I will explain the little difference between the English contact law with the equivalent contract law of my home country which is Cyprus. I wrote "little differences " because‚ Cyprus is following
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Introduction For parties to be bound by an agreement‚ it must first be determined if a prima facie valid and enforceable contract exists. A contract can be defined as an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating certain legal rights and obligations and enforceable in a court of law [1]. For a legally binding contract to exist the following elements must be satisfied: 1. An offer must exist 2. The offer must be accepted 3
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1. Introduction – What is a Contract? 1.1 Definitions Not all agreements will be contract enforceable in law - social arrangements‚ for example‚ or contracts which offend against public decency and public policy and those which involve criminal activity. ‘A contract is an agreement giving rise to obligations which are enforced or recognised by law. The factor which distinguishes contractual from other legal obligations is that they are based on the agreement of the contracting parties.’ Treitel
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------------------------------------------------- HND BUSINESS CONTRACT LAW | Aspects of Contract and Negligence | | | HND BUSINESS - CONTRACT LAW Case 1 1.1 Introduction A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more people in writing or in words that includes a valid offer and acceptance. The essential elements of a binding contract are: 1. Offer and Acceptance 2. Consideration given by both sides 3. The intention to create legal relationship 4. Privity
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It is trite law that an insurer under a contract of indemnity insurance‚ who has satisfied the claim of the insured‚ is entitled to be placed in the insured’s position in respect of all rights and remedies against other parties which were vested in the insured in relation to the subject-matter of the insurance1. Where the insured has proceeded against the third party after the insurer had paid out the claim and without the insurer’s authority as happened in Visser v Incorporated General Insurances
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the law of mistake can be divided into common‚ mutual and unilateral mistake; however this discussion is based on unilateral mistake‚ as Stephen Graw said: “Operative unilateral mistake occurs when only one party in the contract is mistaken‚ the other party is or should be aware of that mistake and yet he purports to proceed with the agreement anyway.” Cases under unilateral mistake can be divided into three categories: Firstly mistaken identity‚ secondly mistake as to the terms of a contract and
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Acceptance 3 2.2 Consideration 4 2.3 Discharge of contract 5 2.3.1 Discharge by Breach 5 2.3.2 Discharge by Performance 5 2.4 Remedies 6 2.4.1 Unliquidated Remedies 6 2.4.2 Injunction Remedies 6 2.5 Intention to Create Legal Relations 7 2.6 Free Consent 8 3.0 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………...9 4.0 References…………………………………………………………………….10 1.0 Introduction Contract is a customary of procedures guiding the relationship‚
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF CONTRACT INTRODUCTION Definition S.2(h) Contract Act 1950 : An agreement enforceable by law. Legally binding between parties. 2 INTRODUCTION (continue..) (a) (b) Legislation governing contracts: Contracts Act 1950 English Law - By virtue of S.5 of the Civil Law Act (When there are no provisions in the Contract Act) 3 INTRODUCTION (continue..) 4 OFFER / PROPOSAL Definition S. 2(a) Contracts Act “When one person signifies
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