Issue: Does Pete have an enforceable contract with Debbie? Rule : : Contract formation requires mutual assent (offer and acceptance)‚ consideration‚ and no viable defenses to contract formation. 1. Is there a valid offer? Offer an offer is the manifestation of a willingness to enter into a bargain‚ in must be done in such a way that another person should understand that his assent to that bargain is invited and will conclude in forming a contract. Pete has to show that Debbie made a promise
Premium Contract Offer and acceptance
[pic] “CONTINGENT & QUASI CONTRACTS” [pic] Contents 1. Contract. 2. Types of contract. 3. Contingent contract. • Definition. • Illustration. 4. Essentials/characteristics of contingent contract. 5. Rules regarding contingent contract. 1. Uncertain event. 2. Impossible event. 3. Performance dependent on non-happening of
Premium Contract Contract law
INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE OF QUASI CONTRACTS:- Under the general heading of the Quasi contract there has been grouped a number of cases which have little or no affinity with contract. A simple illustration is afforded by the action to recover money paid by mistake. If the plaintiff on an erroneous interpretation of the facts‚ pays to the defendant a sum of money which he does not really owe‚ law‚ no less than justice‚ will require he defendant to restore it. But his obligation is manifestly not
Premium Contract Common law Quasi-contract
Contract Creation and Manage Law 531 Contract Creation and Management After completion of the Contract Creation and Management simulation the following legal issues were noted. There were problems with this contract from the beginning because the specifics of the contract were ambiguous from the start. The companies involved developed a contractual relationship by evidence of an offer‚ acceptance of the offer and valid and legal consideration‚ which in this case is money for services rendered
Premium Contract
CONTRACTS OUTLINE Prof. Page – Contracts I – Fall 2011 |CONSIDERATION | - A legal contract only exists when there is an exchange – whether that’s a promise for a promise‚ performance for a promise‚ etc… this is called consideration. The promises/performance have to be influencing the other party to act/promise. *i.e. the ‘fuzzy coughdrop’ rule* i. RESTATEMENT
Premium Contract
Contracts Contracts are an important part of everyday life. They are an essential part of business. As a student of a business law class‚ I will discuss in this paper several aspects of contracts. This paper will give a definition of a contract and the essential elements necessary to form a valid contract. It will briefly discuss breach of contract and the difference between a material breach and a nonmaterial breach of contract. Examples of legal and equitable remedies available for breach
Premium Contract Breach of contract Damages
Contract Negotiation ACM 397 Contract Negotiation The section of the book that I found most informative and took the most out of was Part 1‚ Chapters 1-5. Part 1 covers the nature of negotiation‚ preparation of negotiations‚ distributive bargaining‚ integrative negotiation‚ and closing deals. Negotiation is a process in which individuals with differing viewpoints work together to come up with a solution that can work for both parties. Negotiation is a huge part of our everyday live. It is
Premium Negotiation Best alternative to a negotiated agreement
The rule of law is the application of laws consistently‚ without showing favouritism not authorized by said law‚ or otherwise deviating from it. The rule of law is often a criterion used in judging whether a country has good government or not. It is a principle that values procedural over substantive fairness. In some cases‚ for example‚ even when a defendant is known to be guilty‚ his case will be dismissed on the grounds that the government violated the law by gathering evidence in ways that violated
Free Law Government Federal government of the United States
Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY LUCKNOW. SESSION 2013-2014 A Project on " Immunity of agent- a detailed study" Under the Supervision of Dr Visalakshi Vegesna Assistant Professor Submitted by Umaima Shahnawaz B.A.L.L.B(Hons.) IIIrd Semester Roll no-147 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher Dr. Visalakshi Vegesna who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic " Immunity of agent- a detailed
Premium Contract
Critically evaluate the utility of the psychological contract for understanding the contemporary employment relationship. (2500 Words) Introduction Up until the 1990’s the psychological contract didn’t get a lot of research literature‚ whereas more recently it has become increasingly popular‚ and vast in both volume and critique. It is suggested that this blossoming of research is because of fundamental changes in the workplace‚ commonly referred to as the ‘new deal’ (Sparrow 1999). The traditional
Premium Contract Employment Breach of contract