1 Sources of Company Law 1.1 W HAT IS COMPANY LAW? For the last century and a half a complex body of legislation called the Companies Acts has declared that if anyone presents to Companies House the documents required to form a ‘company’‚ the Registrar of Companies will issue a Certificate of Incorporation stating‚ like a birth certificate‚ that a new person‚ a ‘limited company’‚ has that day come into being. This robotic person‚ ‘owned’ by its shareholders‚ has no arms or legs‚ nor even
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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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Sources of Law Constitutional Law (Federal and State) Statutory Law at the Federal Level Statutory Law at the State Level Local Laws of Cities‚ Countries and Towns Common Law Court Decisions-provide interpretation or clarification of the law stare decis Custom Federal Court U.S. is a party Federal question-arising under federal law Diversity of Citizenship Jeff Bauman v. Dzhokar Tsarnaev – Civil or Criminal? If Jeff Bauman was to sue‚ it would be a civil case because the individual
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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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Contract law – contract formation Figure 1: Elements required for a contract to be recognised by law Using Figure 1 above‚ and your knowledge of the elements required for contract formation‚ consider whether a contract recognised by law has been made in each of the scenarios below. Scenario IS THERE A contract? James is selling his car for $5000. Lucy comes to look at it‚ and says that she loves it‚ but that she only has $4800 to spend. James says he will accept $4800‚ as long as Lucy
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Sources of common law I. Sources of the Common Law A. Court Decisions The principal source of positive law in the common law system is customary law. The common law system has some analogies to French medieval law: trial by jury‚ the binding nature of precedent. B. Statutes and treaties Statutes and treaties are the other source of law in the anglo-saxon world. However to be enforced even statutes and treaties must be ultimately interpreted by judges. Statutes are however controlling; that
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to the contracts between Grocery‚ Inc. and its vendors? Do common law contracts apply? Explain your answer in detail. Your answer should compare and contrast law contracts and UCC Article 2 contracts. The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 2 applies only to contracts for the sale of goods. The definition of goods is defined as goods that are tangible‚ movable‚ or personal property. However‚ UCC Article 2 does not apply to real estate contracts or employment contracts. Common law contracts are for
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fruit juice‚ vegetables‚ stationary and 2 dresses. She puts these items into her shopping trolley. Has a contract been made between Tesco Store and Belinda at this point? Give reasons for your answer. An offer is an expression of willingness to contract on a specific set of terms‚ made by the seller with the intention that‚ if the offer is accepted‚ he or she will be bound by a contract. Both offer and invitation to treat are totally different. Invitation to treat is an invitation for other people
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different laws 5 PRIVITY AND THE LAW OF AGENCY 5 Privity and Agency by Estoppels or Holding out 6 Privity when Sub-agents or Substitute agents are appointed 6 PRIVITY AND THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIP 7 Privity and the act of civil and criminal liability of partners 8 Privity and the liability for holding out 8 PRIVITY AND THE LAW ON SALES OF GOODS 9 Contracts Concerning Land 10 PRIVITY AND THE LAW ON HIRE PURCHASE 10 QUESTION 2 11 Analysis of the case to establish formation of contract 12 Was
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UNIT 2: OFFER TUTORIAL SHEET 2 1. What is an offer? 2. Explain the two (2) types of offer? 3. Distinguish between an offer and an invitation to treat. 4. What types of communication do not constitute an offer? 5. Explain each type of communication identified in (4) above. 6. When is an offer effective? 7. Explain the difference between a counter- offer and request for information. 8. Explain whether each of the following is a bilateral offer‚ unilateral offer or not an
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