Business Scenarios and Case Problems 9-1. Contracts by Minors…Discuss Kalen’s liability in this situation. Kalen is a seventeen year old boy who rented an apartment for $500 a month‚ after consistently paying for rent for 4 months‚ he decides to return the key and not pay rent for the rest of the remaining months on the contract. I would think that this is classified as “disaffirmance”. Since he is seventeen‚ and a minor when he leaves the apartment‚ he is able to legally avoid his contractual obligation
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Critically evaluate the utility of the psychological contract for understanding the contemporary employment relationship. (2500 Words) Introduction Up until the 1990’s the psychological contract didn’t get a lot of research literature‚ whereas more recently it has become increasingly popular‚ and vast in both volume and critique. It is suggested that this blossoming of research is because of fundamental changes in the workplace‚ commonly referred to as the ‘new deal’ (Sparrow 1999). The traditional
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Contract Bundling 1. What is contract bundling? According to FAR 2.101 the definition of a bundled contract or bundling refers to the consolidation of two or more procurement requirements for goods or services previously provided or performed under separate smaller contracts into a solicitation of offers for a single contract that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business. What this really means is that contract bundling happens when two or more contracts intended for small businesses
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What is Contract? Discuss Essentials of Contact. According to Section 2 (h) of the Indian Contact Act‚ 1872‚ "A contract is “an agreement enforceable by law”. A contract therefore‚ is an agreement the object of which is to create a legal obligation i.e.‚ a duty enforceable by law. From the above definition‚ we find that a contract essentially consists of two elements: (1) An agreement and (2) Legal obligation i.e.‚ a duty enforceable by law. As per section 2 (e) "Every promise and every set of
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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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DISCHARGEMENT OF CONTRACT The law of contracts forms a substantial part of our various relationships that can have some sort of influence over us on an almost daily basis – even when there is no physical contract in front of us we may still be privy to some sort of contractual obligation. Alternatively‚ if you’re a fan of social theorists such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ you may argue that we’re also bound by ‘the social contract’‚ but we digress. Getting back to our original point
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Definition Bilateral Contract A bilateral contract is a legal agreement formed between two parties where both parties involved give mutual promises that they both are legally obligated to perform an act in exchange for the other party’s act in future. It means the promise of one party is consideration supporting the promise of the other party. Each party is both promisor and promisee. A bilateral contract specifies a duty to act in exchange for another party’s duty to act. It is also called "reciprocal"
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Nature and Classes of Contracts Deepinder Grewal July 17th‚ 2015 MAN 224 CollegeAmerica Fort Collins Dr. George Ackerman Nature and Classes of Contracts The provision that the law allows if a party to the contract fails or refuses to perform it is the breach of contract. A breach of contract is defined as failing of one or more parties to implement the obligations assumed under the contract (Ashcoft & Ashcoft‚ 2010). It can allow the other party to take an action against them
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Law of Agency – the Contracts Act 1950 Great Northern Railway Co v Swaffield states that where impossible to get principal’s instructions‚ the agent’s action is necessary to prevent loss and the agent has acted in good faith‚ an agency of necessity arises. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to obey principal’s instructions. The Contracts Act 1950 states that an agent has to be careful‚ diligent and use any skill that he may
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“Freedom of contract is the bedrock of English private law” Freedom of contract is defined as the: “Right of an adult to make a legally binding mutual agreement with one or more other persons‚ without governmental interference as to what type of obligations he or she can take upon himself or herself.”[1] English law has for a while now been known as believing in freedom of contract. This means that the state has not‚ normally‚ enforced legislation which has got in the way when it comes to the
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