Elements of a Contract BUS670 Legal Environment October 27, 2014 When talking in terms of a contract there are five elements that must exist in order for a contract to be enforceable. “The phrase enforceable by a court is significant because it means that a court can assess monetary damages against a party who does not comply with the terms of the agreement.” (Seaquist, 2012) The criteria that must be present in order to be enforceable are; offer, acceptance, consideration, capacity
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Elements of a Contract BUS 670 August 25, 2015 Elements of a Contract Introduction A contract is a legal agreement between two entities that creates obligations by both parties that are enforceable by law. As Verkerke (2015) notes, individuals are often ill-informed of the legality of most common dealings in their lives. With a common ignorance of legal matters, it is essential that contracts contain the required elements to be legally binding and protect both parties involved. Additionally
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Elements of a Contract Sandee Jones Ashford University Business Law BUS670 Mr. Michael Huang December 16, 2013 Elements of a Contract Our entire economy is based on the freedom of individuals and businesses alike to form contracts, and a legal system of laws that enforces each to freely enter into. Most folk are used to seeing a contract in written form, and so most assume it must be lengthy, and in writing to be enforceable. This is not 100 percent true. However, there are five elements
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explanation of the complexities of a contract by describing it as an exchange relationship that is established orally or in written form that is made between two or more individuals, contains at least one promise, and is recognized as a legally binding agreement (Blum, 2011). The focus of this written assignment examines the elements that must exist for a contract agreement to be considered enforceable by law. The assignment will examine the following contractual elements including: (a) offers, (b) acceptance
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ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT AND ENFORCEABILITY UNDER COMMON LAW AND UNIVERSAL COMMERCIAL CODE (UCC) Student Name: Michael Shepard Course Name and Number: Business 670: Legal Environment of Business Instructor: Dr. Leah Westerman Submission Date: April 20, 2015 Abstract This article will define the five elements needed to form an enforceable contract under common law and the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). It will describe which types of contracts come under common law and under UCC.
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Elements of an Employment Contract Deidra Lynn McIntosh BUS 670 Leah Westerman April 22, 2013 In today’s economy, most people are so happy when they get a job they sometimes overlook the paperwork they’re signing and don’t actually read the fine print. You may think you’re signing a contract, but really you’re accepting a job with a specific title, job description, stipulations and salary. The economy is structured on the freedom to draw up a contract with a system of laws that can be enforced
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Elements of a Contract BUS 670: Legal Environment February 06, 2012 In a legal element of a contract, there are necessary to form binding contracts that are usually described in the following. These are an offer, an acceptance in strict compliance with the term of the offer, and legal purpose or objective. The example that is going to be use would be the steps to valid and enforceable real estate contract. In an offer
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Elements of a Contract Business 670 Legal Environment Instructor: January 21, 2013 Abstract This paper is a brief analysis of the elements of a contract using a hypothetical of an employment contract. Elements of a Contract The issue of whether or not a contract may be enforceable where an employee is hired under a two-year employment contract with Fabulous Hotel and the term is up with a clause in the original
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Elements of a Contract Ika Michelle Webb ETH/321 October 24, 2014 Laurie Wicker Elements of a Contract It is often difficult to fully understand that status of a person’s mental capacity. There are times when mental faculties are easily identified as being non present, but other’s in such cases as early onset dementia or Alzheimer’s, that a person who is not overly familiar with the person with the mental defect, that they are unaware of any issues. In this instance, Jack was unaware of
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