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Contract and South African contract law

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Difference between Contract and South African contract law

Contract vs. South African contract law

A contract is a promise or set of promises that are legally enforceable and, if violated, allow the injured party access to legal remedies. South African contract law is ‘essentially a modernised version of the Roman-Dutch law of contract’,Du Plessis, et al.

Similarities between Contract and South African contract law

Contract and South African contract law have 34 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anticipatory repudiation, Breach of contract, Capacity (law), Common law, Condition precedent, Consideration, Consideration in English law, Contract, Contractual term, Corporation, England, English contract law, Estoppel, Force majeure, Fraud, Freedom of contract, Good faith (law), Law of obligations, Legal remedy, Meeting of the minds, Minor (law), Misrepresentation, Mistake (contract law), Negligence, Offer and acceptance, Pacta sunt servanda, Puffery, Rescission (contract law), Restitution, Severability, ..., Specific performance, Undue influence, Unjust enrichment, Warranty. Expand index (4 more) »

Anticipatory repudiation

Anticipatory repudiation, also called an anticipatory breach, is a term in the law of contracts that describes a declaration by the promising party to a contract that he or she does not intend to live up to his or her obligations under the contract.

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Breach of contract

Breach of contract is a legal cause of action and a type of civil wrong, in which a binding agreement or bargained-for exchange is not honored by one or more of the parties to the contract by non-performance or interference with the other party's performance.

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Capacity (law)

The capacity of natural and juridical persons (legal persons) in general, determines whether they may make binding amendments to their rights, duties and obligations, such as getting married or merging, entering into contracts, making gifts, or writing a valid will.

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Common law

Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.

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Condition precedent

A condition precedent is an event or state of affairs that is required before something else will occur.

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Consideration

Consideration is a concept of English common law and is a necessity for simple contracts but not for special contracts (contracts by deed).

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Consideration in English law

Consideration is an English common law concept within the law of contract, and is a necessity for simple contracts (but not for special contracts by deed).

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Contract

A contract is a promise or set of promises that are legally enforceable and, if violated, allow the injured party access to legal remedies.

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Contractual term

A contractual term is "Any provision forming part of a contract".

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Corporation

A corporation is a company or group of people or an organisation authorized to act as a single entity (legally a person) and recognized as such in law.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English contract law

English contract law is a body of law regulating contracts in England and Wales.

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Estoppel

Estoppel is a judicial device in common law legal systems whereby a court may prevent, or "estop" (a person who performs this is estopped) a person from making assertions or from going back on his or her word.

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Force majeure

Force majeure – or vis major (Latin) – meaning "superior force", also known as cas fortuit (French) or casus fortuitus (Latin) "chance occurrence, unavoidable accident", is a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as a war, strike, riot, crime, or an event described by the legal term act of God (hurricane, flood, earthquake, volcanic eruption, etc.), prevents one or both parties from fulfilling their obligations under the contract.

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Fraud

In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right.

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Freedom of contract

Freedom of contract is the freedom of private or public individuals and groups (of any legal entity) to form nonviolent contracts without government restrictions.

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Good faith (law)

In contract law, the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly, fairly, and in good faith, so as to not destroy the right of the other party or parties to receive the benefits of the contract.

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Law of obligations

The law of obligations is one branch of private law under the civil law legal system and so-called "mixed" legal systems.

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Legal remedy

A legal remedy, also judicial relief or a judicial remedy, is the means with which a court of law, usually in the exercise of civil law jurisdiction, enforces a right, imposes a penalty, or makes another court order to impose its will.

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Meeting of the minds

Meeting of the minds (also referred to as mutual agreement, mutual assent or consensus ad idem) is a phrase in contract law used to describe the intentions of the parties forming the contract.

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Minor (law)

In law, a minor is a person under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood.

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Misrepresentation

A concept of English law, a misrepresentation is an untrue or misleading statement of fact made during negotiations by one party to another, the statement then inducing that other party into the contract.

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Mistake (contract law)

In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true.

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Negligence

Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate and or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances.

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Offer and acceptance

Offer and acceptance analysis is a traditional approach in contract law.

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Pacta sunt servanda

Pacta sunt servanda (Latin for "agreements must be kept"), a brocard, is a basic principle of civil law, canon law, and international law.

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Puffery

In everyday language, puffery refers to exaggerated or false praise.

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Rescission (contract law)

In contract law, rescission has been defined as the unmaking of a contract between parties.

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Restitution

The law of restitution is the law of gains-based recovery.

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Severability

In law, severability (sometimes known as salvatorius, from Latin) refers to a provision in a contract which states that if parts of the contract are held to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the remainder of the contract should still apply.

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Specific performance

Specific performance is an equitable remedy in the law of contract, whereby a court issues an order requiring a party to perform a specific act, such to complete performance of the contract.

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Undue influence

In jurisprudence, undue influence is an equitable doctrine that involves one person taking advantage of a position of power over another person.

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Unjust enrichment

In contract law, unjust enrichment occurs when one person is enriched at the expense of another in circumstances that the law sees as unjust.

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Warranty

In contract law, a warranty has various meanings but generally means a guarantee or promise which provides assurance by one party to the other party that specific facts or conditions are true or will happen.

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Contract and South African contract law Comparison

Contract has 262 relations, while South African contract law has 209. As they have in common 34, the Jaccard index is 7.22% = 34 / (262 + 209).

References

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