Injunction Case Study

Instead they were barred from a claim. The lack of flexibility here is therefore questionable justice for the wronged party, who must, for commercial or other reasons, keep the contract intact. It does not appear at all fair that some of contract law is restrained in this way whilst most other aspects are not. It is the submission of this writer that complete justice will only be found in this area when the innocent party can opt to receive damages in lieu of the recission of the contract. The law in this area requires expansion in order to be entirely

Although principles were introduced, uncertainty remains in defining the figure of each of them. Firstly, the burden of proof for each element of the defence is on the defendant. The defence will therefore fail in a situation where the defendant does not give a full accou... ... middle of paper ... ...s made for commercial reasons. In addition, spending a payment that has been made in advance in relation to a contract that is later frustrated will enliven the defence. However, if the defendant spends the amount of money mistakenly received to him or her by the claimant for some other purpose such as holiday will not enliven the defence.

Courts can refuse to enforce the contract or limit the application of an unconscionable clause to avoid an unconscionable result. Unconscionability involves two elements, both of which must be present in order to make a contract invalid. These elements are procedural unconscionability and substantive unconscionability. In concerning element, a sliding scale allows for a greater degree of one factor and a lesser degree of another to result in a finding of unconscionability. Procedural unconscionability may be shown by either inequality in bargaining power or unfair surprise.

Disadvantages of arbitration can be that it is not appropriate in all situations. Situations where immediate relief is needed from the court. For example a landlord would not want to insert an arbitration provision in a lease because in the event of needing to evict a tenant. In which case an arbitrator does not have the power to do arbitration. The technical nature of arbitration may end up leading to delays and uncertain results.

Birks wrote that the defendant succeeds if he can show that he acted to his detriment on the faith of the receipt. It will not apply in circumstances where a defendant is initially enriched and subsequently encounters a loss or detriment so that overall the defendant had not been enriched. For example, a defendant, unjustly enriched, receives a sum of money and later loses the money due to unavoidable circumstances, cannot be made to pay the claimant for the initial unjust enrichment. The defendant would face a hardship or difficulty to pay the claimant, however, this does not constitute a defence to restitution. The defence ensures that the defendant is no worse off by having to make restitution.

A. Evidence as to whether or not a person con... ... middle of paper ... ... Strict Liability Strict liability is different from a negligence theory in that the injured plaintiff need not show knowledge or fault on the manufacturer's part. The plaintiff must show only that the product was sold or distributed by a defendant, and that the product was unreasonably dangerous at the time it left the defendant's hands in order to prove liability on the part of such defendant. The behavior or knowledge (or lack of knowledge) of a products liability defendant regarding the dangerous nature of a product is not an issue for consideration under a strict liability theory.

Though in reality, that offense may be morally wrong but it is yet to be discovered and entered as a legal principle thus, representing the prediction of the future consequences. Holmes further says that the interpretation of the law in a universal notion as morally obligated... ... middle of paper ... ..., Holmes says legal language should be based on amendment or changes to suit current situations and not be measured from old or fixed legal principles. Indeed, Holmes’ theory that “the nature of legal language can obscure the social interests and hide the social advantage to some that a law promotes” is a very important philosophical thought. The fact is that legal language denies some people the right to social advantage or equal justice. For this reason, we should look at laws as they ought to be based on current situations at hand.

Any chance at a defense has to turn on the assertion that the underlying case was meritless or of little value in the first place. Such a claim is not going to be easy to show in a court room (if it were meritless, the lawyer probably wouldn’t have taken on the matter in the first place!). For a client to win against an attorney for malpractice, they need only show that the lawyer owed them a duty to provide competent, skillful representation, that they breached that duty (by acting carelessly and missing a deadline), that the breach caused the client harm, and that but for their incompetent lawyering the client could have prevailed. II. ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct Requirements The Model Rules of Professional Conduct (MRPC) sets forth in the preamble that: [4] In all professional functions a lawyer should be competent, prompt and diligent.

A warranty is considered of less significance in an agreement. The suggestions are that these terms don't go to the foundation of the agreement. In the event that one of the parties does not agree to the warranty, the other party may be qualified to compensation in form of damages, they are not ready to renounce the agreement. On the off chance that they do as such, they are in breach of

Damages are liquidated in a contract if; the amount is reasonable, and considers the anticipated harm caused by the contract breach, if there is difficulty in proving the loss, and if, there is a difficulty of finding another adequate remedy for the breach of contract. Secondly, damages in a contract are liquidated if the injury is uncertain or is difficult to quantify. In addition, the damages are supposed to be structured to function as damages, and not as a punishment. If the above is not met, a liquidated damage will be considered as null, and void. On the other hand, liquidated damages may not apply after a breach of contract if the liquidated damages clause was not included in the formation, and before signing the contract.