CONTRACT – REMEDIES (Pg 183) Damages |Damages is the principal common law remedy for a breach of contract. It refers to the monetary compensation payable by the defaulting party. | |Assessment |Aim of unliquidated damages | | |The general principle of assessment is that the injured party is to be placed in the same financial position he
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Question 1 | | 1 / 1 point | Law is a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society. | True | | False | View Feedback | | Correct. | Question 2 | | 1 / 1 point | The doctrine ofstare decisis obligates judges to follow precedents established within their jurisdictions. | True | | False | View Feedback | | Correct. | Question 3 | | 1 / 1 point | Common law develops from rules of law announced in court decisions
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protect Miss Troy‚ in case she bought contaminated land which she could then be responsible to remediate at her own expense. She would then also be likely to file a claim in negligence against Tract & Co. A typical report such as an RPS Environmental Risk certificate would have sections on statutory registers‚ site history‚ mining and radon‚ and flooding. The statutory registers section would identify nearby industrial processes or installations such as landfill or waste management sites. The site history
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produce a written answer for each of the following problem questions using the ILAC approach and bring your answers in print form to your tutorial class on Teaching week 3. Topics Topics 1 and 2 – Introducing Law and Exercising Legal Skills Your preparation Read Chapters 1-3 of Business Law and attend the Lectures on the first two topics. Problem 1: There are a number of websites devoted to the republic issue. Sites such as that of the Australian Republican Movement (www.republic.org.au) support
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June 16‚ 2014 Re: Ice Cream Parlor Formation Dear Betty and Betsy‚ I am aware that you are wanting to go into business because of your love of natural ice cream. I would like to discuss with you the various types of business entities that exist and the pros and cons of each. Specifically‚ I will discuss: Limited Liability Company and C Corporations. I have not included the general partnerships‚ limited partnerships‚ or S corporations as one of your choices for various reasons. With the general
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Contract By definition under Sec 2(h) Contract Act 1950‚ “an agreement enforceable by law is a contract”. A contract is a promise or agreement between two or more parties that is enforced by law to be legally binding. It may involve a duty to do or refrain from doing something‚ and the failure to perform such duty is a breach of contract. The role of law in a contract is not to punish the breaching party but to provide remedies to restore the person wronged to the position they ought to occupy if
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Assessment 1: Individual Assignment Question 1 (a) Consideration is one of the four main elements to be present in order to have a legally binding contract. Consideration can be anything of value (such as an item) which each party must agree to exchange for the contract to be valid. For consideration to be sufficient‚ both parties have to have an agreement. If only one party agrees to it‚ then the agreement is not consider a legally binding contract. Something must be given or promise in exchange
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What is law? (There are 6 functions) A body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority. Six functions: keep the peace‚ maintain the status quo‚ preserve individual rights‚ protect minorities against majority‚ promote social justice and provide for orderly social change. 2. What does jurisprudence mean? What does common law mean? Jurisprudence is the philosophy of law. Common law is judicial decisions that don’t involve interpretations of statutes‚ treaties‚ regulations‚ or the
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agreement is made when there is an offer with the intent to be bound by the offer‚ reasonably definite terms‚ and communication of offer to offeree by offeror. The offer could be terminated either by revocation‚ rejection‚ expiration‚ or operation of law. Brian can argue that there was no agreement to begin with‚ and thus there was no contract. There was no offer made (the advertisement in the LA Times for the seminar was not an offer but an “invitation to negotiation”)‚ and reasonably definite terms
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Richard misses his plane from London to Paris. Ryan takes him there by car. As he gets out of the car‚ Richard promises to pay Ryan $1000 for his efforts Issue: Is there any consideration for the promise made by Richard? The Law: Every contract requires an offer‚ acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration is the exchange of benefit and detriment‚ for example‚ the making of a promise in exchange for an act. If a party voluntarily acts and then the other party makes a promise‚ the act is
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