Introduction The law of contract is applicable not only to the business community‚ but also to others. Every one of us enters into number of contracts almost everyday‚ and most of the time we are doing so without realizing what we are from the point of law. The law of contract furnishes the basis for the other branches of mercantile law. The enactment relating to sale of goods‚ negotiable instruments‚ insurance‚ partnership and insolvency are all founded upon the general principal of contract law
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required to determine the legal position and remedies involved. Case One - Issues of the Law The matters for legal consideration involved in case one include: 1) Did negotiations give rise to an offer and acceptance? 2) Was the revocation of the counter-offer by Michael effective? 3) Did consideration pass between the parties? 4) What remedies are available to Boris for breach of contract? Case One - Application of the Law Offer and Acceptance For an agreement
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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
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Harvey v Facey [1893] 2. Offers must be communicated to the person or persons for whom it was intended. 3. Offer can be made to particular person‚ persons or whole world. – smoke balls case. 4. Offers may terminate- Revocation- Dickinson v Dodds Revocation must be communicated. * Rejection: Offeree says no. * Counter-offer: offeree makes counter offer. Rejects original offer. Hyde v Wrench [1840] * Lapse of Time- specified time‚ or reasonable lapse. Ramsgate Victoria Hotel
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Business Law MGMT597 Week Two Homework Problems: 14.2. The Sacketts win. The Statute of Frauds provides that oral contracts for the sale of land are invalid unless in writing. Where‚ however‚ the party seeking to enforce the conveyance has partially performed the contract‚ so as to render recession inequitable and unjust‚ the contract may be outside of the statute. Thus‚ where it appears that a vendee has taken continuous and exclusive possession under the contract and has made improvements
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Contexts http://ctx.sagepub.com/ Beyond Crime and Punishment: Prisons and Inequality Bruce Western and Becky Pettit Contexts 2002 1: 37 DOI: 10.1525/ctx.2002.1.3.37 The online version of this article can be found at: http://ctx.sagepub.com/content/1/3/37 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: American Sociological Association Additional services and information for Contexts can be found at: Email Alerts: http://ctx.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://ctx.sagepub
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JDI-298 PAROLE VIOLATION REPORT Rev. 7/03 INSTITUTION: | APA Nbr. | NAME (Last‚ First) | REPORT DATE: | PREPARED BY: | PHONE: | Orlando/Orange | 280857 | Machjokowski‚ Richard | 03/01/2009 | Michelle Thomas | (693)-298-8932 | TYPE OF REPORT: | RECOMMENDATION: | X | TECHNICAL | | FELONY | | Continue Parole- Other Programming | VIOLATION DATE: | ACTION WHICH
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both Probation and Parole Officers. I will go into details about what a Probation and Parole Officer for both serve juveniles and adults. I will go into great detail for both Probation and Parole Officers. I choose this career particularly because; I’m interested in coming becoming a Parole Officer. Also‚ in this paper‚ I will give examples of crimes that cause people to be on probation and parole. I’m also going to discuss the pro and cons for both Probation and Parole Officers. You will
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Contracts IS THERE A VALID CONTRACT 1) Was a Contract Formed? 2) Is the Contract Validly Enforceable? 1. Offer 2. Acceptance 3. Consideration 4. In Writing Contract is Void Contract is Voidable Making an Offer Methods of Acceptance Rule: Must have bargained for exchange. may be an exchange of promises. Illusory: only one party is bound to perform. Past Consideration: not consideration‚ But may= implied in fact K. EXCEPTION: Promissory Estoppel (reasonably relied to
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There are three theories or models of criminal justice. The first is the retributive theory‚ the second is the rehabilitative theory‚ and the last is the restorative theory. The first basically concerns itself with the punishment of people by putting them in boot camps/prisons or away from people‚ in order to deter their ways. Such acts instill discipline and fear‚ which in turn reduces crime. The second one believes that working with these people change their ways reduce crime (The U .S. Penal System:
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