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    Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business

    Regent College London

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    Unit No: 5

    Unit Title: ASPECTS OF CONTRACT AND NEGLIGENCE

    FOR BUSINESS

    Assignment Cover Sheet

    Assignment

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    I hereby confrm that this assignment is my own work. I have identifed andacknowledged all sources used in this assignment and have reerenced

    according to the !arvard reerencing system. I have read and understood the

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    understood the conse$uences o #lagiarising.

    Name: %ihaela Alina &logo'eanu

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    our work will not be acce#ted without a signed co#y o this authentication.3

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    Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business

    Aspects of Contract

    AnNe!li!ence forB"siness

    Assignment

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    Table of Contents

    Table of Contents.............................................................................................................................4

    Task1-1.1,1.2,1.3.............................................................................................................................5

    Task 2-2.1,2.2,2.36

    Task3-3.1,3.2,3.3.7

    Task 4: Applying Pin!iples of "iability in #egligen!e..................................................................$

    4.1. Appli!ation of ele%ents of tot of negligen!e an& &efen!es.................................................$

    4.2. Appli!ation of ele%ents of 'i!aio(s liability in &iffeent sit(ations..................................11

    Con!l(sion..................................................................................................................................... 12

    )efeen!es...................................................................................................................................... 13

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    Subject: Legal Advice

    *ea +i a&a%,

    Te legal a&'i!e fo te info%ation po'i&e& as been &afte& as pe te essential aspe!ts of te

    ele'ant b(siness la/ kno/le&ge an& te !ase la/0 te &etaile& a&'i!e fo te gi'en sit(ations is

    as belo/:

    1. Te book pla!e& on te self fo sale is not an offe to %ake a sale p(!ase agee%ent

    instea& an in'itation to teat. An in'itation to teat is an in&i!ation tat a peson o entity

    is pepae& to e!ei'e offes fo% anote peson an& offe %a&e !an be s(bse(ently

    a!!epte& o ee!te& *ooley, 26. Te &isplay ite%s in te sop ae an in'itation to

    teat, as it /as el& in te !ase ise '. ell 1$6 "egala8, 213, te sit(ation ee is

    si%ila so in a!!o&an!e /it &o!tine of pe!e&en!e, te point of la/ el& in te !ase of

    ise '. ell !an be applie&. 9n a&&ition, te book as alea&y been sol& to Cal, so

    selling it to anote peson is not possible, as tis book as be!o%e te pospe!ti'e

    popety of te Cal0 te igt of o/nesip as been tansfee& to Cal alto(g +a% as

    etaine& te book. Te book as not been pysi!ally tansfee& to te !(sto&y of Cal,

    o/e'e tis book as be!o%e te popety of Cal as te sale of te book to te Cal as

    been %a&e follo/ing te essentials of te legally bin&ing !onta!t in te gi'en !onte8t.

    Te !onta!t to be 'ali&, it %(st a'e te essentials of te !onta!t, /i! ae state&

    belo/:

    Co%petent paties i.e. a&(lt peson of 1 yeas of age

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    ;ffe an& a!!eptan!e

    Consi&eation

    "egality of te obe!t

    +o(!e "ank, 24.

    9n te gi'en s!enaio, an offe as been %a&e, an& te a%o(nt of te offe as been

    po'i&e&, /i! is te !onsi&eation, (s(ally e8pesse& in te %onetay 'al(e i.e. %oney0

    o/e'e tis offe as not been a!!epte& by +a%. Te ee!tion of +a% is 'ali& fo t/o

    easons, fist te book /as not an offe o a!!eptan!e of an offe, it /as %ee an

    in'itation to teat, se!on&ly te book as been sol& to Cal0 teefoe +a% is not allo/e&

    to sell tis book to ob. 9f Cal /as not of te legal age to %ake te !onta!t, te !onta!t

    /o(l& not e%ain legally enfo!eable, o/e'e te essential ele%ents of te !onta!t ae

    pesent, te book is legally allo/e& to be p(!ase& an& sol&, an& also te ote ele%ents

    of !onta!t as %entione& abo'e ae also pesent, teefoe agee%ent /it Cal is 'ali&.

    2. ay goes into a pak an& ies a !ai by paying te !ages. ay t(s pays te

    !onsi&eation an& %akes a legal !onta!t.

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    a peson es(lting fo% negligen!e )oa!, 212. Te !lai% fo te &a%age !an be

    %a&e, fist te &(ty of !ae %(st be po'e&, se!on& te bea! of &(ty of !ae, an& ti&ly

    te bea! of &(ty of !ae es(lting in te &a%age. Te ele'an!y of te e8!l(sion !la(se

    !an be !ontaste& in te ligt of te !ase An&e/s os ' +inge1$34 in /i! all

    !on&itions an& /aanties ee e8!l(&e&, an& tis e8!l(sion !al(se /as &isega&e& by te

    !o(t as te !onta!t tee /as to sell ne/ !as, as /it e8!l(sion !la(se te !o%pany

    !lai%e& te a!t /as 'ali& a!!o&ing to te e8!l(sion !la(se =off%an > a!*onal&,

    21. Alto(g te !ollapse &i& not !a(se in(y, o/e'e, tee /as &a%age, ay /as

    a !ons(%e, an& teefoe te e8!l(sion !la(se /ill not li%it te liability. Co(n!il o/e& a

    &(ty of !ae to ay, tee is a bea! of &(ty of !ae as te !ai !ollapse& in a no%al

    /oking !on&ition, teefoe te !o%pany /as in te bea! of &(ty of !ae, as te

    !o%pany &i& not inspe!t te !on&ition of te !ai, o it /as of (nsatisfa!toy (ality at

    te ti%e /en ay ie& te !ai. "iability in te tot /ill aise /en so%eone o/es a

    &(ty of !ae, te &(ty of !ae !an also e8ist alongsi&e !onta!t(al liability, /en tee is a

    bea! of &(ty of !ae to !ons(%es, it !an be s(e& as a bea! of &(ty of !ae as /ell as

    !onta!t )(s > ;ttley, 26. ay !an %ake te !lai% against te !o(n!il fo &a%age

    tat te !ollapse of te !ai as !a(se& to ay. Te !o%pensation fo te &a%age /ill

    be te e%e&y fo te bea! of !onta!t0 o/e'e, tis !o%pensation /ill be li%ite& to

    te a%o(nt of e!ono%i! loss tat te ?in(e& paty@ o te !lai%ant s(ffee&.

    3. An offe !an be %a&e to p(bli!, an& te e8a%ple fo tis is te !ase of Caboli! '.

    Caboli! +%oke all Patak, 27. 9n te gi'en !onte8t, te offe /as %a&e to p(bli!,

    an& te pefo%an!e a!!o&ing to te offe /o(l& be &ee%e& as a!!eptan!e. 9f te noti!e

    of /it&a/al of an offe is %a&e befoe te a!!eptan!e of an offe, te offe !annot be

    a!!epte& +et, 212. Te a!t of te pa&&le a!oss te nglis Cannel by ian /as

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    te a!!eptan!e of an offe, an& it /as an a!t f(lfilling te !on&itions of te offe %a&e to

    te p(bli! es(lte& in te offe an& a!!eptan!e, teefoe a !onta!t(al liability. (te,

    te e'o!ation of offe /as %a&e, o/e'e it /as not !o%%(ni!ate& to te ian, as te

    offe a& been a!!epte& as pe te initiation of an a!tion, /i! /o(l& be &ee%e& as an

    a!!eptan!e. ian !o%plete& te a!tion of !ossing te nglis Cannel, an& e /as

    %a&e kno/n /en te offe a& been a!!epte& an& te a!tion asso!iate& /it it a& also

    been pefo%e& in f(ll. As ian as a!!o%plise& te !onta!t(al liability of

    pefo%an!e in f(ll, teefoe ian !an !lai% te e/a& fo is !onta!t. A&a% /as

    esponsible fo te a!tion of ain, an& a peson esponsible fo te !on&(!t of ote

    peson /ill a'e 'i!aio(s liability "ana%, 26, teefoe tee is 'i!aio(s liability

    of A&a% to ian. Te a%o(nt of B1, so(l& be pai& to ian as e as f(lfille& te

    !onta!t, an& no/ te e/a& as be!o%e te legal igt of ian.

    +in!eely,

    "egal A&'iso

    +ignat(e

    $

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    Contributory Negligence: 9t is te fail(e of plaintiff to take ne!essay pe!a(tions fo tei

    safety +tatsky, 211. 9t is a'ailable as a &efen!e to bea! of stat(toy &(ty in all te sa%e

    !i!(%stan!es.

    State!ent A:Te non- &elegable &(ty (n&e !onta!ts states tat an e%ploye is liable fo te

    safety of te e%ployees at /okpla!e, e'en if an e8tenal entity is ie& fo safety e(ie%ents

    "(nney > ;lipant, 2. Also non- &elegable &(ties in geneal ae tose &(ties /i! !annot

    be &elegate& to ti& peson.

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    &ange o/e'e te !o(t also s(ggest tat te o/ne /ill only be &is!age& o allo/ &efen!e of

    volenti non fit injuria,if te gi'en /aning is eno(g to a'oi& a!!i&ents +tong > Fillia%s,

    211. Te &efen!e fo o!!(pie e8ists in !ase Tomlinson v Congleton Borough Council 2013,

    /ee o!!(pie /as not el& liable be!a(se a %an /as paalyse& afte &i'ing &espite te /aning

    signs D*angeo(s Fate- #o s/i%%ingE +tong > Fillia%s, 211.

    9n te gi'en s!enaio ak be!o%es tespasse an& ignoes te /aning sign tat pool /ill be

    !lose& bet/een 7: p% G 7: a%, o/e'e it /as no /ee %entione& tat te pool as been

    e%ptie&. Teefoe, Pospla!e

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    State!ent B: )oge !annot bing !lai% (n&e 'i!aio(s liability against #eil be!a(se bot ae

    e%ployees of te otel an& tee is no legal !onta!t o agee%ent bet/een te t/o. Te

    e%ploye is en /o as e%ploye& bot of te% an& teefoe )oge !annot !lai% against #eil

    fo Colin@s a!tion. Also Colin as &one noting to !a(se a% to #eil /o is a ga&ene.

    State!ent -: Te la/ of 'i!aio(s liability states tat if te e%ployee is liable &(ing te !o(se

    of e%ploy%ent ten te e%ploye is also liable.

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