Elements of a Contract Bus 670 Legal Environment Abstract In order for a contract to be valid‚ it must meet certain standards. Contracts can be formed by two parties for multiple reasons‚ but must hold up to the same standards in court to be valid. The first element of the contract is the offer. The offer is very important because it is where the contract initializes‚ and is presented to the offeree by the offeror (Mallor et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 307). The second element is acceptance. In this
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A Collateral contract A collateral contract is one where the parties to one contract enter into or promise to enter into another contract. Thus‚ the two contracts are connected and it maybe enforced even though it forms no constructive part of the original contract. According to Lord Denning MR in the case of Evans & Sons Ltd v Andrea Merzario Ltd [1976] 1 WLR 1078 a collateral contract is ‘When a person gives a promise‚ or an assurance to another‚ intending that he should act on it by entering
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common law‚ a contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties that sets an exchange of promises of what each party will or will not do".(Elliott‚2011‚p.13) The contract can be unilateral and bilateral. if the oferee can accept simply by promising to perform‚ the contract is bilateral. Bilateral contract is a "promise for a promise"‚ and in order to be formed‚ is not need for consideration to be made at the time when the promises are exchanged . In a unilateral contract‚one party
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Contract A contract is a promise between two or more persons involving the exchange of some good or service. Some of the basic elements of a contract include: an offer and an acceptance; "capacity‚" or being of legal age and sound competence; "mutual assent‚" or agreement on the terms of a contract; and "consideration‚" or compensation for goods or services rendered. The element that distinguishes a contract from an informal agreements is that it is legally binding:the law provides
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discuss. In Contracts‚ What is "Consideration"? In order for any contract to be enforceable‚ courts generally require three things: mutual assent (agreement to the contract terms)‚ a valid offer and acceptance‚ and consideration. Consideration in law is one of the three main building blocks of a contract. It can be anything of value‚ which each party to a legally binding contract must agree to exchange if the contract is to be valid. If only one party offers consideration in contract‚ the agreement
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Contract Scenario Stanley Moore Business Law 575 December 2‚ 2013 Professor Thomas Kershaw Contract Scenario Recently‚ Danny Davidson sold a family home to his friends Paul and Priscilla Peterson whereby entering into a $250‚000 verbal agreement for the purchase of new home. However‚ Danny neglected to tell Paul and Priscilla about Ned the neighbor and the emerging dispute pertaining to the boundaries of the south property. Once the purchase was final the Petersons proceeded to invest an
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Sample Contract Exercise Contracts are the bloodline of business. Thus it is absolutely crucial that you understand what you are or your business is signing. We have looked at some common clauses found in contracts like restraint of trade clauses‚ exclusion clauses and liquidated damages clauses. In addition to these‚ there are many other common clauses and the purpose of this exercise is to highlight these clauses as well. If you do a simple search in the Internet you will realize that many of
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Introduction A contract is defined as an agreement enforceable by law. Hence for all contracts there should have an agreement. The agreement arises by one of the parties making an offer and its acceptance by the other party. Both offer and acceptance create an agreement. In simple contract should first contain an offer made by one party to the other. What is an offer? As per Sec 2(a) of the contract act “When one person signifies to another his
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Six Essential Elements of an Enforceable Contract In normal everyday life contracts are utilized for various situations and reasons. Some contracts are more binding as compared to others based on the six elements of offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ the parties’ capacity to contract‚ the parties’ intent to contract and the object of the contract. This paper examines the above mentioned elements using a contract existing between a customer and a phone dealer. The phone dealer dealt with used but
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Business Law | Contract Analysis | Westwood College | Eric Givens 2/12/2013 | Contract Analysis A contract is a legal document between two or more parties. There are several elements that are necessary in order to make a contract enforceable. The specifics of these various elements may differ from state to state‚ but all seven of the elements must be present in order for the contract to exist. As such‚ if one of these elements is missing‚ a contract can be voided and the parties
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