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Laws Affecting Business in Bangladesh

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1. Definition of Law As defined by Steven J. Skinner and John M. Lvanncevich, A law is a standard or rule established by a society to govern the behavior of its members. Federal, state, and local governments, constitutions, and treaties all establish laws. Laws have a direct and substantial impact on how business firms conduct various activities. Law, as it is, is the command of the Sovereign. It means, law has its source in sovereign authority; which is accompanied by sanctions, and the command to be a law should compel a course of conduct. Being a command the law must flow from a determinate person or group of persons with the threat of displeasure if it is not obeyed. Thus the term Law is used to denote rules of conduct …show more content…

An ''offer'' involves the making of a ''proposal''. When the person to whom the proposal is made signifies is assent thereto, the proposal is said to be accepted. 2. Intention to create Legal Relationship There must be an intention (among parties) that the agreement shall result in or create legal relations. An agreement to dine at a friend's house is not an agreement intended to create legal relations and is not a contract. 3. Lawful Consideration Subject to certain exceptions, an agreement is legally enforceable only when each of the parties to it gives something and gets something. An agreement to do something for nothing is usually not enforceable by law. The something given or obtained is called consideration. 4. Capacity of parties The parties to an agreement must be legally capable of entering into an agreement; otherwise it cannot be forced by a court of law. Want of capacity arises from minority, lunacy, idiocy, drunkenness, and similar other factors. If any of theparties to the agreement suffers from any such disability, the agreement is not enforceable by law, except in some special cases. 5. Free Consent In order to be enforceable, an agreement must be based on the free consent of all parties. There is absence of genuine consent if the agreement is induced by coercion, undue influence, mistake, misrepresentation, and fraud. A

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