Contract Law Assignment Advise Grab From looking at the facts laid out by Grab regarding the purchase of a sandwich shop‚ it seems that the most likely action is that of misrepresentation. A misrepresentation is defined at common law as "a statement of fact made by one party to the other party‚ which is false. While not necessarily forming a term of the contract‚ is yet one of the main reasons which induces the one party to enter into the contract" and is supported by the Misrepresentation Act
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1 App Cas 554 has been criticised where ‘a valuable consideration‚ in the sense of the law‚ may consist either in some right‚ interest profit or benefit accruing to the one party or some forbearance‚ detriment‚ loss or responsibility‚ given‚ suffered or undertaken by the other’. Due to Angela falling ill‚ Nick accepts half the original amount of rent being payment of a lesser sum but the rule at common law being the rule in Pinnel ’s Case (1602) 5 Co Rep 117a‚ is that the payment of a lesser
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Procurement Law Overview‚ Part Two Procurement and Contract Law Procurement Law Overview‚ Part Two Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contract clause permits the government to partially compensate contractors for supply and services which have been accepted by the Government‚ as long as the contractor demand it and the sum is no less than $1‚000 or 50% of the full contract amount. These interim payments diminish the contractor needs to finance expenses to fulfill the contract. As permitted
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CHAPTER 2: Nature and Effects of Obligations Art. 1163. Every person obliged to give something is also obliged to take care of it with the proper diligence of a good father of a family‚ unless the law or the stipulation of the parties requires another standard of care. (1094a) 3 kinds of prestations in obligations: • To give real (there is some physical thing which may be the subject of possession‚ the delivery of which completely discharges the obligation) • To do • Not to do
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res ipsa loquitur- the facts speak for themselves It means that the plaintiff can prima facie establish negligence where the facts are so obvious that somebody must be negligent otherwise the accident would not have happen. In the common law of negligence‚ the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur (Latin: the thing speaks for itself) states that the elements of duty of care and breach can be sometimes inferred from the very nature of the accident‚ even without direct evidence of how any defendant
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Contract Law Cases The Offer Meeting of minds: Clarke v Earl of Dunraven and Mount Earl: Yacht races. Letters sent in Communication (in writing‚ speech and conduct): Carlil v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: pay back 100 if you get influenza. Deposit 1000 The Acceptance: Strictly in response to
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whether a valid contract was formed and who it was formed with. As Rick’s girlfriend didn’t buy the laptop and is under the age of 18 she wouldn’t be able to return the laptop as there has been no contract formed with her. However we can assume that her boyfriend is over the age of 18 and as he bought the laptop this means the contract was formed with Rick instead of Rick’s girlfriend. The type of contract that was formed with Rick was a standard form contract this is a type of a contract is a legally
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Contract Questions Please answer BOTH questions. 1. Max‚ an improvised law student placed the following advertisement in the Law Student Gazette: "For sale - Treital - Law of Contact‚ £5" Brian telephoned Max but he was not at home and Celia‚ Max’s girlfriend‚ answered the telephone. Brian asked her whether it was the latest edition. She replied that it was not. Brian then said he would give £4 for the book and Celia replied that she was sure that was acceptable but
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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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Tutorial 5 1. Naeve Soh‚ a diploma holder enters into an employment contract with a company as an accounting assistant. The working hours are 8am to 9pm daily except for Sundays and Public Holidays. The pay is $2100 per month. The market rate for a similar job is $3700 and employees in similar jobs in other companies work generally only from 8 am to 6 pm. After working for two months Naeve Soh feels all this is very unfair and wants to challenge it. (a) Assuming there is no statute prohibiting
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