1 Postal rule is the rule that a contractual offer may be accepted by post and will be deemed accepted at the time the letter is posted. However, some old English cases say that this rule will not apply where one is using almost instantaneous forms of communication. For example, at the time fax and telex were contemplated, but this all was before email. Acceptance by email of a contractual offer will occur when the message is received as that is when it is communicated. However, the competing argument
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Question 1: Ian brings a claim for breach of contract against Ben. Discuss whether Ian and Ben formed an enforceable contract and whether Ian is likely to succeed with his claim An enforceable contract can be described as an agreement that can be enforced by the courts. However there are certain essential elements of a valid and enforceable contract. For this purpose, it is required that one party should make an offer and the other party should accept the offer. Similarly there should be a meeting
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HND in Business and Finance Unit Name: Aspects of Contract And Negligence Assessors: Abu Zaman Student: Sulaiman Adebakin According to the case of Carlill v Carbolic smoke ball co [1893] Q.B 256 Alice has made what can be defined as offer. An offer is an ‘an expression of a willingness to be bound by the terms of the offer should the offer be accepted’. The claimant has advertised publicly products she is selling and the conditions that need to be met in order for acceptance to be valid. This
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Law of Contract What is a legal agreement Contract is an agreement which the law will enforce. What is the difference between an agreement and a legally binding agreement? To understand this problem we should consider two scenarios. The first is if we ask a friend or colleague to have lunch with us and they agree. There is an offer and an acceptance. If we were to be asked if we are suing the friend or colleague for breach of contract our answer would be an emphatic no. (Why would we give
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required payment of £100 to be made by 30 April. Orders received after that date would be charged at £150.Ray sent an order with a cheque for £100, which he posted on 25 April. His order was not delivered until the afternoon of 30 April because of a postal delay. It was then too late to put the cheque into the bank. Peter processed the order but would not supply any magazines until Ray paid a further £50. ------------------------------------------------- Sara paid £75 for a two-year subscription but
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HND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT COURSE: ASPECTS OF CONTRACTS AND NEGLIGENCE FOR BUS [Type text] Page 1 Tables of contents Executive summary-----------------------------------------------------------------Introduction--------------------------------------------------------------------------Case study 1a Augustine and Christina------------------------------------------1b Augustine and Florence------------------------------------------Case study 2a Richmond consultancy business---------------------------------Case
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Through processes of negotiations with employers and other management personnel, unions prove to be an effective mediator between the labor and executive officials. The paper analyzes three major unions: American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National Postal Mail Handlers Union, and the National Basketball Players Association. The reader is becomes oriented with the unions as this writing explains how they function in the best interests of its clients…the workers! The paper goes on to evaluate their
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negotiations involving the representatives of the employer and employee for terms and conditions of employment that will apply to the employee. In the United States the negotiations that happen between concerning parties are written into legally binding contracts and usually last from one to five years (Budd). As a member of the United States Air Force for over 20-years, military members cannot unionize to enact or demand a collective bargaining agreement be voted. This has the potential to undermine the
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USPS: American Postal Workers Union APWU Ashley Young HRM 531 September 24, 2012 David Freeman APWU I. Brief Background a. Represents more than 220,000 employees of the United States Postal Service who are clerks, maintenance employees, etc. b. Known as the world’s largest postal union c. Been active since the 19th century. Initially, it was just the Post Office Dept. Until 1970s , it became the US Postal Service and postal unions were allowed
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