Aspects of Contract and Negligence for Business

Introduction

United Kingdom has three legal systems. English law applied in England and Wales and Northern Ireland Law applied in Northern Ireland. English law can be determines as an art, and it is described as having its own legal doctrine, distinct from civil law.

A contract is a written agreement with terms and conditions. The signing parties should observe the terms and conditions until the expiration of the contract, or end date (Business Dictionary, 2013).

The first requirement for making a contract is an offer. It is a promise by the offeror to do something and to pay the price of the offer. There are at least two parties of the contract and different types of contract. It depends of the needs of the parties.

LO 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 Impact of Different Types of Contract and Terms in Contracts

The different types of contract can be classified in different ways. The law recognizes that the legal contract must be verbal, written or mixed. In the written contract all the terms and conditions are written in it, the contract is signed by all the parties and there is an assumption of all the terms of the agreement. In the verbal agreement there is a faith of the parties involved in the contract and it will be difficult to prove in contrast of the written contract.

There are many distinctions between the different contracts:

-Deeds and simple contracts-Deeds is a contract under the seal and sometimes is similar as the ordinary contracts. The liability is based on a promise. It is a written contract. Simple contracts are ordinary contracts.

-Bilateral and unilateral contracts-In a bilateral contract the promise of one the sides is exchanged by the promises on the other side. In a unilateral contract the promise o...

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Conclusion:

In every organization should have some rules. To be the business successful all the rules must be written and supervise periodically. In an organization should have a good manager with qualified and responsible employees. Each of them have to know its responsibilities and to have duty of care. In the situations mentioned above the legislation protects both the rights of owners and visitors alike. Each person has equal rights, but in the same time should respect the rights of others.

References:

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