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| == Week 44 ==
| | #REDIRECT [[Law#Business Negotiations and Contracts]] |
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| * '''covenant''' == an agreement w/a specific promise to do or not to do something
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| ::: non-competition covenant
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| * '''whereas''' == in contrast
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| * injunction == obligation
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| * '''breach''' == to break a boundary, to violate, to not fulfill
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| * '''rescind''' cancel w/ effect of being the same position as before signing the contract
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| * '''unwarranted''' == uncalled for, unjustified
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| * '''contention''' == disagreement
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| ::: contentious ( adj. )
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| * '''efficacious''' == effective
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| ''Counter offer is interpreted as rejection of offer.''
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| * an offer => offeror - offeree
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| * a lease => lessor - lessee
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| * '''statute''' == law/rule
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| In [[w:common law|common law]] legal systems, a '''[[w:contract|contract]]''' is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more [[w:party (law)|parties]], each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them.
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| ::The elements of a contract are "offer" and "acceptance" by "competent persons" having [[w:legal capacity|legal capacity]] who exchange '''[[w:consideration|consideration]]''' to create "mutuality of obligation." ( Wikipedia )
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| '''[[w:Offer and acceptance|Offer and acceptance]]''' are elements required for the formation of a legally binding [[w:contract|contract]]: the expression of an offer to contract on certain terms by one person (the '''[[w:offeror|offeror]]''') to another person (the '''[[w:offeree|offeree]]'''), and an indication by the offeree of its acceptance of those terms. The other elements traditionally required for a legally binding contract are (i) '''[[w:consideration|consideration]]''' and (ii) an '''[[w:intention to be legally bound|intention to create legal relations]]'''. ( Wikipedia )
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| '''[[w:Consideration|Consideration]]''' is the concept of legal value in connection with contracts. It is anything of value promised to another when making a contract. It can take the form of money, physical objects, services, promised actions, abstinence from a future action, and much more. ( Wikipedia )
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| * A '''[[w:counter offer|counter offer]]''' is regarded by law to be a '''rejection''' of the original offer.
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| * '''[[w:Express contract|Express contract]]''' vs. '''[[w:Implied-in-fact contract|implicit contract]]'''
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| A '''[[w:third party beneficiary|third party beneficiary]]''', in the [[w:law|law]] of [[w:contract|contract]]s, is a person who may have the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been an active [[w:party (law)|party]] to the contract. ( Wikipedia )
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| An [[w:unenforceable|unenforceable]] contract or transaction is one that is valid, but which the court will not enforce. ( Wikipedia )
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| == Week 45 ==
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| A proper offer is:
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| :# Valid
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| :# Detailed
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| :# Specifically adressed
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| [[w:Contract of sale|Sale of Goods]] legistlation and [[w:United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods|United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods]] affect sales of goods
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| [[w:UNIDROIT|UNIDROIT]] is the [[w:International Institute for the Unification of Private Law|International Institute for the Unification of Private Law]]
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