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    Law Formation of Contract

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    WEEK 3 – THE FORMATION OF CONTRACTS Apply Your Knowledge (EXERCISE 4 – CONTRACT OR NOT?) Review the essential elements of a valid and enforceable contract and decide whether a valid‚ void or voidable contract has been formed in each of the following situations. Provide a legal explanation for your decision. 1. Last year‚ Smith‚ the owner of a retail business‚ in an attempt to reduce employee absenteeism due to illness‚ offered to give any employee who quit smoking for a year a $500

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    Part A Contracts are an integral part of business and everyday life‚ and are fundamental to construction as the industry relies on the formation of contracts for business agreements. “Contracts are based on the idea of a bargain‚ where each side must put something into the bargain. A contract may be defined as ’an agreement which is binding on the parties’” (Galbraith‚ 1998‚ pg78). There are a number of key components which must be present in the formation of such contracts. Firstly‚ there

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    Part 1 THE FORMATION OF A CONTRACT There are five basic requirements that need to be satisfied in order to make a contract: ● An agreement between the parties (which is usually shown by the fact that one has made an offer and the other has accepted it). ● An intention to be legally bound by that agreement (often called intent to create legal relations). ● Certainty as to the terms of the agreement. ● Capacity to contract. ● Consideration provided by each of the

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    Formation of contract The green van Hubert’s initial e-mail is merely an invitation to treat‚ demonstrating only a willingness to negotiate rather than an intention to be bound by acceptance. The response from Philip to Hubert’s preliminary enquiry about the green van is‚ however‚ clearly an offer. There is intention to be bound by acceptance‚ demonstrated by the expression “when do you want it?”‚ combined with identification of the essential elements – the price (£30‚000) and the subjects (the

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    BUS103 Assignment Ellyn Hurst Florentina Benga Wednesay 4.00 – 5.00 Word count: 1418 A contract is an agreement containing promises made between two or more parties with the intention of creating legal rights and obligations enforceable in a court of law. There are three essential elements that must be proven to establish a contract. The first element that must be established is whether or not there was an agreement between the parties. There must be an offer proposed by on party‚ and

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    Formation of contract‚ requirements of writing and personal bar (formative written exercise) The main point of this scenario is whether Alana‚ the previous inhabitant of the home‚ and Edwina‚ the current inhabitant‚ had formed a contract whereby the right of ownership had been passed over to Edwina. After two days of Edwina living in the house she received a letter from Alana telling her they had not formed a contract and that she would have to leave the premises. Over the course of this essay

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    enter into contracts for goods. Use examples and/or case studies to illustrate the relevant implied conditions: * S12 - Title/Ownership * S13 – As described * S14 - Fit for Purpose * S15 – Satisfactory Quality The Sale of Goods Act 1979 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which regulates contracts in which goods are sold and bought. The Act consolidates the Sale of Goods Act 1893 and subsequent legislation‚ which in turn consolidated the previous common law. The Act

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    Consideration in contract formation ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Consideration is essential to the formation of any contract made without deed. It distinguishes a bargain or contract from a gift. Lush J in the case of Currie v Misa (1875) referred consideration consist of a benefit to the promisor or a detriment to the promisee as: “Some right‚ interest‚ profit or benefit accruing to one party‚ or some forbearance‚ detriment‚ loss or responsibility given‚ suffered or

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    not guarantee a legally enforceable contract”. Discuss. A contract is an agreement which normally consists of an ’offer ’ and an ’acceptance ’ and involves the ’meeting of the minds ’ or consensus between two or more parties with the intention to create a legally enforceable binding contract. Therefore in this essay‚ the four core elements needed for the formation of a contract such as offer‚ acceptance‚ and consideration and intention to create legal relations will be discussed briefly. Offer

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    In Business‚ contracts can be considered as the heart of dealings and have to be taken with utter most consideration of the acceptance‚ however in order to understand in depth a binding agreement‚ we must first discuss‚ what determines a contract or binding agreement. These can be defined as “an agreement which the law will enforce” as well as a “promise or set of promises which the court will enforce”. To facilitate a binding agreement‚ an acceptance must occur and must be absolutely unconditional

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