Commercial Law

  2. Parties of a Contract
    The party who makes an offer to enter a contract is the offeror. The party to whom the offer is made is the offerce
  3. Elements of Contact
    • 1. Agreement
    • 2. Consideration
    • 3. Contractual capacity
    • 4. Lawful object
  4. Defenses to the Enforcement of aContract
    • 1. Genuineness of assent
    • 2. Writing and Form
  5. Form Contract
    Eventually, sellers began using form contracts that offered their goods to buyers on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. The majority of contracts in this country today are form contracts.
  6. Sources of Contract Law
    The Common Law of Contracts - developed from early court decisions that became precedent for later decisions. A majority of common law has been developed from state court decisions.

    Uniform Commercial Code - Creates a uniform ssystem of commercial law among the 50 states and normally takes precedence over the law of contracts.

    Restatement of the Law of Contract - This document is advisory only; it is not law.
  7. Theories of Contract Law
    1. Classical law of contracts - According to this theory: parties were free to negotiate contract terms without government interference.

    2. Modern Law of Contract - According to this theory; parties may negotiate contract terms subject to government regulations
  8. Classifications of Contracts
    Bilateral and Unilateral Contracts - A bilateral contract is promise. A unilateral contract is a promise for an act

    Express and Implied-in Fact Contracts - An express contract is a contract expressed in oral or written words. An implied-in-fact contract is a contract implied from the conduct of the parties.

    Quasi-Contracts (Implied-in-Law Contracts) - A quasi-contract is a contract implied by law to prevent unjust enrichment and unjust detriment.

    Formal and Informal Contracts - A formal contract is a contract that requires a special form or method for creation. An informal contract is a contract that requires no special form or methods of creation.
  9. Valid, Void, Voidable and Unenforceable Contract
    Contract law places contracts in the following categories

    1. Valid contract. A valid contract meets all the essential elements to establish a contract.

    2. Void contract - No contract exists

    3. Voidable contract. A voidable contract is one where one or both parties have the options of avoiding or enforcing the contract.

    4. Unenforceable contract - An unenforceable contract is a contract that cannot be enforced because of a legal defence
  10. Executed and Executory Contracts
    A contract that is fully performed on both sides is called an executed contracts. A contract that is not fully performed by one or both parties is a called executory contract.
  11. Equity
    Equity is a doctrine that permits judges to make decisions based on fairness, equality, moral rights, and natural law
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Commercial Law
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