Elements of the law of contract Catharine MacMillan Richard Stone 2009 LLB 2650040 Diploma in Law 2690040 page 2 This subject guide was prepared for the University of London External System by: University of London External System Catharine MacMillan BA (Victoria) ‚ LLB (Queen’s‚ Canada)‚ LLM (Cantab)‚ Lecturer in Law‚ School of Law‚ Queen Mary‚ University of London and Richard Stone LLB (Soton)‚ LLM (Hull)‚ Barrister‚ Professor and Head of Law‚ Lincoln Law School‚ University of
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Formation of Contract 2 Offer ............................................................................................................... 2 Acceptance ................................................................................................... 4 Certainty ........................................................................................................5 Consideration ............................................................................................... 6
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Contracts Contracts are an important part of everyday life. They are an essential part of business. As a student of a business law class‚ I will discuss in this paper several aspects of contracts. This paper will give a definition of a contract and the essential elements necessary to form a valid contract. It will briefly discuss breach of contract and the difference between a material breach and a nonmaterial breach of contract. Examples of legal and equitable remedies available for breach
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Question Martina owns two houses in Loughchester. In May‚ she entered into a contract with Loughchester University for it to rent the houses for the coming academic year for use as student accommodation. The University paid Martina £750 straight away‚ with the rent to be paid to Martina by the University monthly in arrears. Martina then engaged Roger Roofers Ltd to carry out repairs on the roofs of the houses‚ to be completed by 23 September‚ in time for the arrival of the students. She paid Roger
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CONTRACT LAW NOTES It is a legal enforceable agreement entered into by two or more different persons with legal capacity. The parties should have serious intention to create legally binding obligations. Their agreement needs to be within parities’ contractual capacity. Furthermore‚ parties should communicate such intention without vagueness each to the other and being of the same mind to the subject matter. Essentials of a contract a) it should be lawful b) possible of performance c) within
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Limited Head Office‚ Dhaka. THE CONTRACT ACT‚ 1872 Md. Hasan Imam Manager Board Division Introduction: The law of contract is the foundation upon which the superstructure of modern business is built. It is frequent that in business transactions quite often promises are made at one time and the performance follows later. The law of contract is applicable not only in business community‚ but also to others. Everyone of us enters into a number of contracts almost everyday‚ and most of the
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BUS201 Contract and Agency Law Group Based Case Study Bai Kailin Q0806156 Question 1 A tender is also considered as an offer. Tenders refers to a process by which one can seek prices and terms for a particular project (such as a construction job in this case) to be carried out under a contract. The sealed offers themselves‚ including company information‚ a project outline‚ and a price quote‚ are known as tenders or bids. Since Beng Huay Construction Pte Ltd submitted the most competitive
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CONTRACT & AGENCY LAW END-OF-COURSE ASSESSMENT JULY 2012 PRESENTATION Submission Date : 08 Sept 2012 Question 1: Legal issues: As there are different parts to “Clause 8” in the employment contract which Julia as an employee has signed with Calypso Private Limited‚ we shall examine four separate legal issues. The first legal issue is whether Calypso is able to enforce part (a) of Clause 8 which states that Julia shall not be directly or indirectly
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Intro and formation of contracts . Basic Legal Contract Principles People have a right to contract – conduct is voluntary. Anything that takes away voluntariness is questionable‚ e.g.‚ duress‚ economic duress‚ fraud‚ coercion. People have right to breach. But must place other party in the same position for which they contracted‚ so must pay them damages. If legal remedy does not work and P is entitled to be placed into performance‚ then must order specific performance. Specific performance
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The Law of Contract Voidable Contract – Coercion The word “contract” can be defined as a voluntary‚ deliberate‚ and legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties. Contracts are usually written but may be spoken or implied‚ and generally have to do with employment‚ sale or lease‚ or tenancy. A contractual relationship is evidenced by an offer‚ acceptance of the offer‚ intention to create legal relations‚ consideration‚ certainty and capacity. However‚ while all parties may expect
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