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Main Aspects Of Contract Act 1950

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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 …show more content…

According to Section 2(d) Contract Act 1950 says that every promise and every set of promises that form a consideration for each other is an agreement. Thus, there it clearly says that if there is no consideration, the agreement is void. In Section 26 Contract Act 1950 state that, the same thing in precise terms and also gives three exceptions when an agreement without consideration is a valid contract. First of all in Section 26(a) Contract Act 1950 state that “it is in writing and registered” and the promise has been made due to natural love. It’s means that it is expressed in writing and registered under the law (if any) for the time being in force for the registration of such documents, and is made on account of natural love and affection between parties standing in a near relation to each other”. For example, in Re Tan Soh Sim [1951] MLJ 21, an attempt was made to define ‘near relation’. The Court, in its in judgment, said that ‘relationship’ and ‘near’ must be applied and interpreted in each case according to the mores of the group to which the parties belong and with regard to the circumstances of the family concerned. In Section 26(b) Contract Act 1950 state that “or is a promise to compensate for something done” means “it is a promise to compensate, wholly or in part, a person who has voluntarily done something for the promisor, or something that …show more content…

This means, when a person does not perform his obligations or specific performance, there is a breach of the contract which entitles the person does not take appropriate action which may include reputation. A breach of contract is also one of the contracts in a Contract Act 1950. Breach of Contract is the existence of agreement where there is a failure to keep the promises or agreement or failure to live up to his or her responsibilities of a contract. The whole contract or part of the contract may be breached. There are three important remedies in a contract which is injunction, specific performance and

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