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    acceptance * ‘Capacity or the ability to understand the consequences of a contract by persons of such age prescribed by law & those with sound mind. * ‘Mutual consent’ or agreement on the terms of a contract ‘consideration’‚ or reward for goods or services rendered. The element that distinguishes a contract from casual agreements is that it is legally binding: The law provides a remedy in the event that the promise is broken. Legally‚ certain types of contracts should be in writing‚

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    wants to get advice to get the house. Therefore‚ relating to the above scenario is the case of “letter of comfort”. Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Malaysia Mining Corpn Bhd (1989). In this case‚ the plaintiff wants the defendant gave a guarantee to them‚ because they had doubts about the subsidiary’s financial position. However‚ the defendant did not want to give the guarantee instead of giving a “letter of comfort”‚ it states that the plaintiff can charge a higher interest. As a result‚ the defendant

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    in different parts of the country‚ he risked his life to restore peace there. He was an apostle of peace. He was a friend of all and enemy of none. He was a God-fearing person. When he was 19 he defied custom by going abroad to study. He studied law at University College in London. Fellow students snubbed him because he was an Indian. In his lonely hours he studied philosophy. In his reading he discovered the principle of nonviolence as enunciated in Henry David Thoreau’s ’Civil Disobedience‚’

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    EUROPEAN UNION‚ BINDING ACTS AND ADAPTATION OF THE ITALIAN NATIONAL LAW TO THE COMMUNITY. The Treaty of Lisbon‚ signed on 13 December 2007 by the Heads of State and Government‚ was subject to ratification by all 27 Member States of the European Union. Article. 6 of the Treaty provided that it came into force on January 1‚ 2009‚ if by that date all Member States have deposited their instruments of ratification‚ otherwise on the first day of the month following the deposit of the instrument of

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    (the law of the place of conclusion of the marriage). This rule is founded firmly in Roman-Dutch law and entrenched in South African case law. ( Exception: S 10 of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 makes provision for South African diplomatic and consular officers to solemnise marriages between South Africans in the countries in which they are stationed. Such embassy marriages are deemed to have been concluded in South Africa and their formal validity is thus governed by South African law (as the

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    Part A Question 1: Step 1 The issue of law it that for a reasonable contract to be established‚ whether the element of agreement required for the formation of a contract can be formed in parties. Step 2 A legally enforceable contract can be organized by three significant parts; there are intention‚ agreement and consideration. With regards to agreement‚ it means a discussion of the consensus on critical terms needed for a workable transaction. Generally‚ while the parties intended‚ an agreement

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    Email Alert 1Comment 0 Votes 1 inShare more + Philippine cybercrime law must protect‚ not harass‚ citizens Summary: We need law and order in cyberspace‚ but it must not be used to stifle freedom of expression and intimidate citizens. By Melvin G. Calimag for Pinoy Post | November 5‚ 2012 -- 02:47 GMT (10:47 SGT) Now that the massive public outcry against Republic Act 10175‚ otherwise known as the Cybercrime Law‚ has died down a bit--by virtue of a TRO (temporary restraining order) issued

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    aspects that affects the Nursing profession LAWS AFFECTING NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES Presidential Decree • PD 223 - Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) . PD223-Creation of Board of Nursing Professional Regulation Commission has the power to recommend nominee members of the board to the President of the Republic‚ June 22‚ 1973 • PD 541 - Practice of profession in the Philippines by former professionals • PD 651 - Birth Registration Law • PD 856 - Sanitation Code • PD 996 - Compulsory

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    personality A. PROMOTERS • Background • Definition - no statutory definition - 2 common law definitions • Twycross v Grant (1877) 2 CPD – someone who “undertakes to form a company with reference to a given project‚ and to set it going and… takes the necessary steps to accomplish that purpose” (Cockburn CJ) • Whaley Bridge Calico Printing Co v Green (1880) 5 QBD 109 – “the term promoter is a term not of law but of business‚ usefully summing up in a single word a number of business operations

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    Business Law Assignment; Mistake in contract law‚ is a factual misunderstanding that may lead to a failure of a meeting of the minds. Unilateral mistake is mean that is only one party is mistaken‚ but the other party knows‚ or ought reasonably to be aware of the mistake. Contract may be void or voidable. Void is a contract that is no legal effect. While‚ voidable is an agreement that may be affirmed or rejected at the option of one of the party. The reason why Lord Denning took the view that these

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