1. The decision in Williams v Roffey moved away from the actual technicalities of finding traditional consideration‚ to actually looking at the factual benefit which a promisor may gain. In this sense it was stated that the duty to perform an existing contract could be good consideration so long as some kind of benefit went to the promisor‚ whereas previous to this performance of an existing contract was in fact no consideration‚ (as stated in Stilk v Myrick). This decision developed the doctrine
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Page 1 All England Law Reports/1990/Volume 1 /Williams v Roffey Bros and Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd - [1990] 1 All ER 512 [1990] 1 All ER 512 Williams v Roffey Bros and Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd COURT OF APPEAL‚ CIVIL DIVISION PURCHAS‚ GLIDEWELL AND RUSSELL LJJ 2‚ 3‚ 23 NOVEMBER 1989 Contract - Consideration - Performance of contractual duty - Performance of existing contractual duty - Agreement to pay additional money to ensure performance of existing contractual duty - Whether sufficient consideration
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Williams v Roffey Brothers & Nicholls (Contractors) Ltd is a fundamental contract law case concerning the legal issue of consideration‚ in relation to the performance of an existing duty. The claimant‚ Lester Williams successfully sued the defendant‚ Roffey Brothers for breach of contract in the Queens Bench Division of the High Court. The defendants appealed to the Court of Appeal where the judges were Glidewell‚ Russell and Purchas LJ. Roffey Brothers Ltd was a building firm contracted to renovate
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Case Citation: Nix v. Williams - 467 U.S. 431 (1984) Facts: In 1968‚ 10 year old Pamela Powers was abducted and murdered outside of the YMCA in Des Moines‚ Iowa. A young boy claimed to have seen Williams‚ outside the YMCA carrying a bundle wrapped in a blanket with two white legs hanging out. The following day Williams‚ car was spotted approximately 160 miles outside of Des Moines. Additionally‚ several of the young girls clothing items were found. ; Along with Williams and with the blanket
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Assignment #4 – R. Williams Construction Co. v. OSHRC Sarah Barnard February 26‚ 2012 Business Employment Law - HRM 510 Dr. Zelphia A. Brown‚ SPHR‚ Instructor Assignment # 4- R. Williams Construction Co. v. OSHRC 1. What were the legal issues in this case? This case is based around the laws and regulations of OSHA. OSHA is an Occupational Safety and Health Act that has been put into place to ensure the safety of employees while on the job. These regulations are put into place to help
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Citation: Nix‚ Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary v. Williams‚ 467 U.S. 431‚ 104 S. Ct. 2501 (1984) Parties: Nix‚ Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary/Petitioner Williams/Respondent Facts: On 24 December 1968‚ in Des Moines‚ Iowa‚ a ten year-old little girl by the name of Pamela Powers‚ went missing while she was accompanying her parents to watch an athletic event at the local YMCA. An individual‚ later identified as Williams‚ was witnessed by an unknown 14 year-old boy carrying a bundle
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WILLIAMS V THE COMMONWEALTH [2012] 248 CLR 156 I INTRODUCTION Williams v The Commonwealth is an excellent example of a significant turning point in Australian Constitutional history. It challenged Executive power‚ the capacity the Commonwealth had to spend public money‚ and its’ power to enter into contracts without the authorisation of Parliament . The breadth of Executive power is covered under s61 of the Constitution‚ and describes activities which the executive can carry out . The Williams
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Henry V Themes * Power: How do you secure power? How do you keep it? “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. * Language: How language is used in art and life‚ and how language is used to manipulate people‚ and create truth in the minds of the listeners. How is language used to position people? * Creation of iconic figures What makes a hero? * Leadership: Does a man need to be a great man to be a great leader? Is what is good for the leader as an individual good for the
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In Henry V‚ Shakespeare has the young king‚ Henry V‚ soliloquize on the main difference between him and a commoner – ceremony‚ as well as on the downsides and heaviness of the ceremony that he has as king. Written in 1598 or 1599‚ the play follows Henry as he embarks on a conquest of France‚ with this monologue appearing once he and his men have arrived in France. The night before the battle of Agincourt‚ in which the English defeat the French‚ Henry visits his men in disguise and listens to their
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LEGAL ISSUE R. Williams Construction Company v. OSHRC is a case regarding the rules and regulations of OSHA verse the practices of a construction company. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) is a government regulated organization that was created to ensure the safety of employees while on the job. The regulations of OSHA have been put in place to eliminate and/or reduce the number of on the job injuries and deaths. Therefore‚ legal issue of this case is whether or not the courts should
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