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 of contracts will be highlighted. Also, legal excuses for nonperformance or other grounds for discharge of contracts will be addressed. Finally, three types of common contracts personally and professionally encountered will be mentioned.
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Contracts can be discharged by complete performance or material non performance of the contractual duty. For example: A contractor does not do any work promised on a bathroom, or almost none, then the homeowner does not owe him anything. Therefore, the homeowner - the non breaching party is discharged and the contractor is liable for the breach of contract (lectriclaw, 2012). A cancellation can be effected if one party breaches the contract, or a termination can occur when either party lawfully ends the contract for anything other than a breach. In this case, all executor duties are discharged on both sides but in the event of a partial breach, there is still a right to seek a remedy (lectriclaw, 2012). Procedures dealing with all aspects of contracts are a part of everyday transactions and can affect every individual on one level or another.
In everyday living, contracts can be a basic part of individual life. On a personal level, there are several types of contracts that have been encountered. These contracts are life, health, and automobile insurance that is a benefit for the person insured in case something happens such as a death, a hospital stay or a car accident. Also, there are employment contracts that are signed when one accepts a job such as an employment application, and service contracts such as contractors performing work on my home. These are basic examples of how contracts affect everyday life on a personal
However, contracting parties can also treat breach as material when expressly provided, even if objectively– the effect of that breach is unimportant. This is interpreted in Wade v Waldon, where the Lord President sets the criteria for rescission as a matter about the terms of the contract– whether stipulations go “to the root of the contract”, than the breach itself (Wade v Waldon, 1909 ).
The contracting officer has to determine that the termination for default is legally proper, before issuing out a termination notice. This has been set out in a paragraph of the FAR 49.402-3(g). The termination notice has to state certain fundamental issues; the contract date and number, the omissions and act that lead to the termination of default and the rights of the contracting parties. These are just but a few. However, lack of the notice shall not render the termination of default void, unless proven by the contracting officer (Kelleher, Hurbert & Reed, 2010).
The court could enforce all or part of a contract and require a remedy in equity or injunctive relief. This is when the court requires one of the parties to do something. The court could choose from cancellation that would void the contract or specific performance that would require the party that breaches the contract to perform the contracted service or produce the goods that were agreed to in the contract. This remedy is usually enforced in a case that the goods or services are unique, and no other judgement would be sufficient (FindLaw, 2016).
To have a complete understanding of what a contractual agreement entails, it is imperative one knows first what exactly a contract is. A contract is best defined as a written or verbal agreement, usually regarding employment, sales, tenancy, or promises between two or more parties. Because most contracts are legally binding, the breaching of these contracts can result in legal action being taken against the party at fault. “No Magic Words, Or How to Read a Contract” written by Duke University’s Director of Scholarly Communications Kevin Smith, discusses the issues that may arise from contracts, as well as the importance of appropriately choosing contracts on a case by case basis. Smith states early that contracts are “private law arrangements intended to do specific things that the parties to the contract have decided on through clear language” (Smith, 2012, Para. 2).
When a default termination is being considered, the Government shall decide which type of termination action to take and issue the submission only after review by contracting, and technical personnel, and by counsel, to ensure the appropriateness of the proposed action. Additionally, if termination for default appears appropriate, the contracting officer should, if practicable, notify the contractor in writing of the possibility of the termination. This notice shall call the contractor’s attention to the
In today 's society, people use contracts for practically everything from buying a phone from a cellular provider to buying a house. A contract is a legal agreement made between two parties who have come to accept what will and will not be done in the present or in the future. In this assignment, I will be developing a contract that discusses a scenario in which I enter into a contract with a parent about babysitting their children. Moreover, there will be a description of the elements found in a contract that make the contract valid. Moreover, the elements of a valid contract will be presented in the following order: offer/agreement, consideration, acceptance, contractual capacity, and legality
“In 2005, judges decided that 32% (8,543) of almost 27,000 civil trials were disposed of by the state courts of general jurisdiction. The majority of the contract cases, 64% to be exact, were cases that were disposed by a bench trial” (BJS). Therefore, a contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more parties that is intended to be enforceable by law. It is sometimes believed that a contract is a written agreement, but that is not true, it can be written, spoken, expressed or even implied. There are four elements that need to be fulfilled when making a legal contract that will be discussed later, along with all the different types of contracts. Another important concept is to understand what a breach of a contract is. There will be examples of some recent contracts to help better understand the concepts that go into them.
The scenario presented in this assessment centers itself around the identification of particular legal issues that are integral to contract law. It also begs one to apply legal principles in such a way as to determine the outcome of a legal dispute as well as see the dispute from the perspectives of both parties involved. A contract may be defined as an agreement between two or more parties that is intended to be legally binding. According to Graw (2012), every contract has a number of essential elements. These include the formation of the contract, an offer, agreement, consideration, the intention, and legality . In order to determine whether Barry’s and Sarah’s communications constituted a contract, there are particulars within this
Contract is the basis of all commercial transactions. A contract is a deal or a bargain from which both parties expect to benefit. The word ‘contract’ can be defined as an agreement involving two or more people that is legally binding upon the parties. The contract law in Malaysia is mainly enforced and governed by the Contracts Act 1950. Consideration is the main elements to make a legal contract. Besides, a void agreement has no legal effect. I agree that when an agreement, which was legal and enforceable when it was entered in to, may subsequently become void due to agreement without consideration or other reason. Consideration defined by Section 2(d) Contract Act 1950 “When, at the desire of the promisor, the promisee or any other person
Contracts are defined as a legally or mutually binding agreement between two or more parties that is intended to be enforceable by law. Ideally, when a contract is entered into by both parties, there should be no complications involved throughout the duration of the contract but this is not always the case. A discharge of contract is when a situation arises that causes the termination of the contract. One of the manners in which a contract can be discharged is to be discharged by frustration., this can occur if there is a change in circumstances after the contract has been made which is no fault of either of the parties involved, which then renders the contract impossible to carry out or deprives the contract of its commercial purpose. The doctrine of frustration does not apply if the agreed contract contains provisions dealing with foreseen events that may occur. “A contract may be discharged by frustration only when something occurs after the contract
Contract is an agreement that enforced by law under the section 2 (h) of Contracts Act 1950. It can be in written or verbally at least it fulfils the seven elements which are offer and acceptance, certainty, intention to create legal relations, consideration, legality, legal capacity and free consent.
A contract is a legal document that tend to create an extended relationship between a buyer and seller of an output, in which they specifically tend to restrict the buyer and seller to exchange at terms indicated in a legal document. Also, contracts are also another way to purchase inputs. Moreover, contract length is mainly depends on the output where it may be short, or lengthy and complicated. Also, contracts clearly need to state the set of tasks that each contracting party expects the other to perform. Along with specifying the set of tasks, they also have stated some of the solutions to the problems in the event where if the buyer or the seller are not able to perform the tasks or able to fulfill its requirement properly. In
What is a contract? There is no exact definition of a contract stated in the English law, but a contract simply occurs when two or more people comes to an agreement, under the law, to refrain or to do something having a legal relations and not just an exchange of mutual promises. In common English law, there are 3 essential points in order to create a contract, which is, the agreement, contractual intention, and consideration in both parties. Typically, an agreement can happen when one party makes the offer, which is then accepted by the other party. To decide if the agreement is valid, the court will have to do an objective test. The “ freedom of contract “ has an important impact on the English law of contract today since it allowed parties the freedom to make any agreement they want to make as long as they are legal and also that the agreement doesn’t include any form of unfairness or unjustified influence. In this essay, it will cover when a contract arise and the different ways a contract may come to an end under the English Law.
The key issue in this case, is whether if both parties have reached an agreement. There are two possible ways that the contract is terminated: namely by performance and by breaching.
PRELIMINARY. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. SCHEDULE. Of The Communication, Acceptance And Revocation Of Proposals. Of The Contracts, Voidable Contracts Ad Void Agreements. Of Contingent Contracts. Of The Performance Of Contracts. Of Certain Relations Resembling Those Created By Contract. Of The Consequences Of Breach Of Contracts. Sale Of Goods. Of Indemnity And Gurantee. Of Bailment. Agency. Of Partnership.