HUTECH & OUM
MBAOUM0512 INTAKE : MAY 2012 – OCTOBER SEMESTER 2012
STUDENT NAME: CHU THI HONG TUYEN ID No.: 2448481
BMLW5103 – BUSINESS LAW ASSIGNMENT
Question 1
Discuss the enforceability of an agreement which lacks consideration. Using legal authorities (relevant statutes and cases) to support your discussion. Answer: A valid contract is an agreement made between two or more parties that creates rights and obligations that are enforced by law. What does the consideration mean? And what does it effect to the agreement? Consideration is something of value exchanged for the promise. It is something given by a promisee in return for something given by the promisor. According section 2(d), Contract Act provides “when at the desire of the
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This is the exception provided in Section 26(b), contract Act 1950. The rule provides that an agreement without consideration is valid if “ it is a promise to compensate, wholly or in part, a person who has already voluntarily done something for the promisor, or something which the promisor was legally compellable to do”. Ex: Ms.Ann is the neighbor of Mr. Clive and Ms.Ann support Mr.Clive to take care his son during he has having a meeting. Mr.Clive promise to pay Ms.Ann for this work.This is a contract and Ms.Ann can enforce Mr.Clive’s promise. 3. Agreement to pay a statue- barred debt. This is another exception provide in section 26(c), Contract Act 1950. The rule provides that an agreement without consideration is valid if “ it is a promise, made in writing and signed by the person to be charged therewith, or by his agent generally or specially authorized in that behalf, to pay wholly or in part a debt of which the creditor might have enforced payment but for the law for the limitation of suits. Means the debtor makes a fresh promise to pay the statute-barred debt and the promise is made in writing and signed by the person to be charged or his authorized agent. Ex:The Imperial group owes GTDV Company a debt is 130,000 USD for scope of work of so many contract. But the debt is barred by limitation. GTDV made summarize of debt and The Imperial representative signed a written promise to pay GTDV 100,000 USD. This promise is fresh and valid. This is a
Mary McDonald, an 86-year-old woman, was frequently complaining about the high cost of maintenance of her house and high property taxes. She decided to cancel her fire insurance to reduce expenses. Mary’s daughter was aware of her mother’s concern about the property, and she took Mary to the lawyer’s office to sign some papers that would protect her mother. When Mary came to the lawyer’s office, she was advised that the paper she was going to sign was the deed to the property. Mary signed a document. Later on, when the municipal tax bill arrived, Mary McDonald was really surprised to see that the property was in her daughter’s name.
10. Dan hires Eve to perform at Dan 's Club, but Eve later breaches the agreement to accept a higher-paying job at First Star Arena. Dan files a suit gainst Eve. The court will most likley: award damages to Dan.
40. Principle of Law: In this case, Esposito hired Excel Construction Company to repair a porch roof. All terms of the agreement were specified in a written contract. And the dispute occurred when Excel had repaired the rear porch roof because in the agreement failed to specify whether it was the front or rear porch that needed repair. Under civil law, two parties here had signed a civil contract in writing. Because the contract failed to specify clearly front or rear porch roof, Excel completed its obligation and didn’t break the contract.
1. Able entered into an oral contract with Baker for the sale of Able 's car for $5,000. Later Baker breached that contract. Able wants to sue to enforce the contract. Under the Statute of Frauds, who is the "party to be charged" in this case?
A contract is formed when an offer by one party is accepted by the other party. Consideration is the price paid for the promise of the other party. The price must be something of value, although it need not be money. Consideration may be some right, interest or benefit going to one party or some, losses or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other party.
Mercedes Connolly and her husband purchased airline tickets and a tour package for a tour to South Africa from Judy Samuelson, a travel agent doing business as International Tours of Manhattan. Samuelson sold tickets for a variety of airline companies and tour operators, including African Adventurers, which was the tour operator for the Connollys’ tour. Mercedes and injured her left ankle and foot. She sued Samuelson for damages. Is Samuelson liable?
A dealer sold a new car to Raymond Smith. The sales contract contained language expressly disclaiming liability for personal injuries caused as a result of defects in the car and limiting the remedy for breach of warranty to repair or replacement of the defective part. One month after purchasing the auto, Smith was seriously injured when the car veered off the road and into a ditch as a result of a defect in the steering mechanism of the car.
There is a literal conflict between the state and the federal measures, so that it is impossible to follow both simultaneously.
1. Identify the ethical, strategic, operational, and financial issues in this scenario and list them in priority order from most to least critical.
A contract is a legal document that states and clarifies a formal agreement between two different people or groups. This implies that an agreement between parties must have a strong backing by law. The following are therefore required for a contract to be mandatory for all participants involved. These elements in a contract prove whether the contract is regarded credible or not credible: The objective is to build a legal relationship, offer and acceptance, consideration, capacity to contract and legality.
Elizabeth Blackwell showed herself as a dedicated and diligent doctor during five years of work in Neurological Associates, and made a significant contribution to the profit margin of the partnership. The partners were delighted with hiring Blackwell in 2005 and they introduced her to medical physicians at a conference. But the referral base Blackwell went through was not the result of that investment by the partnership but instead it was the evidence of her professionalism in neurological sphere.
This is a legal term that is given to the bargained for exchange between the parties in which a contract is made. This can be something of some value that is passed from one party to the other. In addition each party of the contract will gain some benefit from the agreement as well as incur some obligation in exchange for the benefit received.
Kate is the owner of a successful business, selling women’s shoes. Her business is expanding fast and she wants to upgrade her business structure to a more appropriate one. What would be your recommendation to Kate and why? What are the factors that influence you with this advice?
Consideration can be classified as one party expect to get benefit from other according to the act performed by parties with a contractual deal. The benefit can be something valuable such as product or service and not only the money. It can be divided into 3 type of consideration which is executed, executor and past consideration. Executed consideration defined as when the promise carried out and thus the act has been carried
Mrs. Turner has decided to start her own business running a private day nursery. It is