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This paper describes contract law and examines the different types of legal contracts. It looks at express contracts, bilateral contracts, unilateral contracts and implied contracts. The paper concludes with a discussion of what makes a contract legal.

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"A contract is an agreement made between two or more people and when a contract is made it means that there is a duty created to do or not to do a particular thing. A contract agreement can be oral or written and its purpose is to establish an agreement between the parties concerned and to make clear to all involved their rights and duties which have been stated in the agreement. When an offer has been made and accepted then the parties involved have a legally..."

Tags:contract law, definitions, legal

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The paper explains that Common Law is law that developed and continues to evolve in the courts, meaning it is judge made law. The paper further explains that Common Law relies heavily on precedent and is reasonably uniform throughout the nation and in all states. The paper then discusses how the nature of contract law has been developed as part of the common law and is followed in defining the necessary parts of the contract and in analyzing risk in the contract situation.

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"The Common Law is law that developed and continues to evolve in the courts, meaning it is judge-made law. Common Law relies heavily on precedent and is reasonably uniform throughout the nation and in all states. The nature of contract law has been developed as part of the common law and is followed in defining the necessary parts of the contract and in analyzing risk in the contract situation. There are certain elements required of a valid and legally binding contract. A contract is an agreement that involves an offer made and accepted. It is an agreement that is voluntarily created by persons with the capacity to contract. The objectives of the agreement must be legal,..."

Tags:contract, common, law

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This paper is a basic explanation of contract law with regards to architecture. It explains contract basics such as offer, acceptance and consideration. The paper applies those basic concepts to the employment of standard AIA agrements for use with clients. The paper uses the "real world" experience of a licensed architect that has over 25 years of practical experience.

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"The professional practice of Architecture necessitates a fundamental understanding of contracting and contracts, unless the practitioner plans to practice solely for their own amusement. There will be a relationship between the Architect and the Client that will involve the exchange of money for services, and this bargained form of exchange is called a "contract" (Black 291). If the Architect is solo practitioner or employed by a large international firm, the understanding of contacts, how they are formed, executed, amended and at times breached, is essential knowledge. In the absence of this understanding a professional is likely to stray..."

Tags:architect, contracts, aia

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The paper discusses civil contracts and provides an example of a breach of contract lawsuit against a florist who provided the floral arrangement for the plaintiff's wedding. The paper explains that according to contract law, the plaintiff will probably not be entitled to any damages demanded.

Outline:
Topic Summary - Breach of Contract
Application of Law
Opinion

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"Civil contracts require performance by both parties. Usually, but not always, one party to a civil contract agrees to perform a service or provide certain goods for which the other party agrees to pay an amount specified in the contract. Where one party refuses to perform his obligations required under the terms of a valid contract, this violation breaches the contract (Miller, 1988).
"Sometimes, a party performs the service or provides the goods specified by the contract, but a dispute arises between the parties concerning that performance. If the performance fails to meet certain elements of the contract, that is also considered a breach of contract, because the party paying for goods or services does not receive the goods or services actually specified under the contract. If the elements of the contracted goods or services not satisfied is considered a material term of the contract, that unsatisfactory performance is also a breach of contract (Miller, 1988)."

Tags:lawsuit, damages, claims, plaintiff

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The paper reviews a contract case involving a young woman who has driven two of her co-workers to work for a number of months and who also drives her younger sibling to school each day. The paper outlines what aspects of traditional British and Canadian contract law are applicable and explores what obligations the driver has to each of the three individuals discussed above. The paper shows how oral contracts, while more difficult to enforce in a court of law, are nonetheless binding upon the parties involved and impose real terms and conditions that should be respected.

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""Sally" is a person who drives to work each day. In so doing, she also brings along with her two co-workers, Mary and George. When she first started giving Mary and George rides to work, she was informed by Mary that the latter would pay her a certain sum of money each month to go towards the cost of gas and towards vehicle maintenance; Mary also told Sally that she would need a month's notice if the latter could not take her to work as she had trouble securing an alternative means of transportation. For his part, George did not offer Sally any money at the start, but the end of the first month did inform Sally that he would give her a certain amount of money each month for the "inconvenience" of having to drop by his house early each morning. Incidentally, Jason is Sally's younger brother and he promises to keep the car clean and "mechanically sound" if she will provide a lift each day."

Tags:agreement, breach, consent, obligation, commitment, diminution, of, value, cost, of, performance

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This paper examines how federal and administrative powers have increased their efforts to regulate the field of law in IT and how their most outstanding result has been the composition of the principles of the law of software contracts. The aim of this paper is to analyze the specifications in the document relative to reverse engineering. Otherwise put, the paper assumes the situation of a software producer which stated in his contracts to providers that he bans all forms of reverse engineering. The question at the basis of the analysis is under what conditions should a customer or researcher or journalist be allowed to reverse engineer a computer program.

Outline:
Abstract
Outline of Analysis and Arguments
Stakeholders
The Legislation
The Cases
Analogies
Conclusions and Recommendations

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"Reverse engineering affects a wide variety of individuals, which interact with the company, affect the company or are affected by it. However, before being able to identify the categories of stakeholders and the roles they play in reverse engineering, one should first clearly comprehend the concept. In a simplistic formulation, reverse engineering refers to the thorough analysis of a product, with the purpose of becoming accustomed with the principles at its basis. Once this is achieved, the individual will proceed to creating a new item, which does not copy the specifications in the initial program, but is based on its underlying concepts . Pamela Samuelson and Suzanne Scotchmer define reverse engineering as "the process of extracting know-how or knowledge from a human-made artefact." A more complex definition is offered by Patricia Zimmermann. "

Tags:reverse, engineering

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This three page paper examines the legal issues concerned with consumer products in the UK. In this context, it is evident that identifying liability for any harm or injury that ensues from the purchase and use of a product is the central issue. The writer points out that liability is determined by a number of factors, including the accuracy of ads and labels, the responsibilities of consumers to read and heed the information in ads and labels, and a number of other relevant issues, such as the applicability of exclusions and limitations.

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"In analyzing the legal issues concerned with consumer products, it is evident that identifying liability for any harm or injury that ensues from the purchase and use of a product is the central issue. Liability is determined by a number of factors, including the accuracy of ads and labels, the responsibilities of consumers to read and heed the information in ads and labels, and a number of other relevant issues, such as the applicability of exclusions and limitations. Evaluating the various legal remedies available to protect UK consumers from faulty products and fraudulent advertising requires not only an examination of consumer protection law, but assessments of their effectiveness. An in-depth understanding of the remedies concerning breach can be demonstrated by discussing specific case examples."

Tags:uk, contract, law

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This paper discusses laws in Canada that apply to breach of contract, related to an interview the writer conducted with Mr. James Pflanz (a lawyer specializing in small business issues). The writer explains how the law of contract is part of private law, and is designed to make sure that parties to a contract keep their promises to each other, and to provide remedies if parties do not keep their promises. The writer further discusses how in the case of partial or complete breach of contract, the wronged party may use contract law to try and get a remedy, which is usually damages. The writer asserts that it is very important in business to have a really good contract drawn up by a lawyer, so that a party does not suffer undue losses due to breach of a poorly written contract.

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"One of the main purposes of contract law is to promote cooperation between parties, and make them keep their promises to each other. When parties cooperate and keep their promises, they can achieve success. However, if they do not work together and cooperate, or if they break their promise, then things can go very wrong. Money may be lost, and it may become a situation where the different parties blame each other for losses. Or else, it may be that a party does not do what they were supposed to do, or do it properly. In this situation, the law of contract lays down ways in which the wronged party can sue for breach of contract. This is the kind of situation I uncovered in a personal interview with Mr. James Pflanz, a lawyer specializing in small business issues."

Tags:private, law, promises, money, business, lawyer

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" Contracts
Contracts and Domestic Partners
In the context of current events, the recent ruling involving San Francisco's landmark "domestic partners" law is an important modification of contract law. In the 1996 first-in-the-nation partners ordinance, the City of San Francisco required that companies doing business with the city offer the same benefits to employees with domestic partners as they do to those in traditional marriages. U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken said the 1996 ordinance was constitutional (San Francisco "domestic partners" law..., 1998).
Judge Wilken's ruling came as the end result of a suit brought by the Air Transport Association which contended that San Francisco's 1996 domestic partners ordinance intruded on.."

Abstract
The following paper gives an overview of a contract case involving a young woman and her commitment to driving co-workers and a sibling each day. The paper focuses on the obligations in an oral contract. It further cites that oral contracts, while more difficult to enforce in a court of law, are nonetheless just as binding upon the parties involved and impose real terms and conditions that should be respected.

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"The following paper will briefly review a contract case involving a young woman who has driven two of her co-workers to work for a number of months and who has also taken the time to drive her younger sibling to school each day. The paper outlines the facts of the case as well as what aspects of traditional British and Canadian contract law are applicable; most importantly of all, the paper sets forward what obligations Sally has to each of the three individuals discussed above. In the end, what should be clear is that oral contracts, while more difficult to enforce in a court of law, are nonetheless just as binding upon the parties involved and..."

Tags:contract, law, sally