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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the last year. Health care is very complex and decisions about how services are provided can have a huge effect on people’s lives. Therefore it is imperative that the care offered has the best chance of benefiting a patient and not harming them. However‚ in the following scenario a decision made by a healthcare professional for the best interests of their patient is challenged by the patient ’s mother. To protect confidentiality the real names of the individuals involved have been changed (NMC‚ 2008)
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Part A Question 1 Step 1 Identify the legal issue The legal issue is whether the element of agreement requires the formation of a valid contract. Step 2 Explain the principles of law relevant to that issue with reference to authority (cases and/or legislation) The element of an agreement is one of the three elements of a contract intention to be legally bound either in formal execution in a deed; or consideration. Agreements means a meeting of the minds on at least those essential
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analyse the concept in order to establish which would be most appropriate. While some people advocate that discrimination on the basis of pregnancy is the best vehicle under which to take action‚ others are of the opinion that this could lead to the law of discriminations‚ particularly direct discrimination‚ being completely undermined. At the time the concept of pregnancy discrimination being introduced as sex discrimination it was however generally viewed as a welcome alternative to the inadequate
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forebears to outstanding achievements so we can move forward together toward a greater destiny as we enter the 21st century. NOW‚ THEREFORE‚ I FIDEL V. RAMOS‚ President of the Republic of the Philippines‚ by virtue of the powers vested in me by law‚ hereby direct the Secretary of Education‚ Culture and Sports and the Chairman of the Commission on Higher Education to take steps to immediately and fully implement the letter‚ intent and spirit of Republic Act No. 1425 and to impose‚ should it be
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3046 stood unchallenged until 2009‚ when Congress amended it and passed RA 9522. This amending law shortened one baseline and determined new base points of the archipelago. Moreso‚ it has identified the Kalayaan Island Group and the Scarborough Shoal‚ as "regimes of islands"‚ generating their own maritime zones. The petitioners filed a case assailing the constitutionality of RA 9522. To their opinion‚ the law has effectively reduced the maritime territory of the country. With this‚ Article I of the 1987
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PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS ECO 201 6 October 2013 Law of Demand Law of demand can be defined as the time table that shows the numerous quantities of a product that consumers are willing and able to buy at different prices during a specified time. The law of demand shows as a price of a product falls the demand rises and as the price raises the demand drops. Other factors such as income‚ substitutes‚ competition can be a factor in price and if income changes this can also affect the amounts
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What is the difference between hypothesis and law? A hypothesis is a statement‚ put forth on the basis of reasoning‚ about the things that are being studied. A hypothesis is an educated guess based on past scientific studies and previous experiments. It is not just a random guess. Observation is followed by a hypothesis. For example ‘Plants need sunlight to grow’ can be a hypothesis. It is formulated by taking into account all the observations that are know about the phenomenon under investigation
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Serina Harvell Mr. Colagross English 2 14 April 2014 The Drug Laws: A Time For Change The so-called "drug war"‚ and "drug laws" haven ’t seemed to be as effective as it was supposed to be. Its original intent was to attack the drug problem in America. President Richard Nixon started the war on drugs in the late sixties to stop drug abuse at the source‚ the distributors. Another intention of the drug laws was to show individuals that taking part in this illegal activity would cause serious consequences
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LAW OF TORT PART– PART–ONE Objectives of this Topic By the end of the topic the learner should be able to: * D fi iti of tort and related t Definition f t t d l t d terms * The difference between tort and criminal law and tort and contract law * Understand the nature and liability of tort * Explain the functions of the law of torts * Explain the capacity to sue or be sued for various p p y individuals and entities * Understand the specific torts their defences and remedies available
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