Lesson Summary. A contract is a legal agreement between two or more parties in which they agree to each other's rights and responsibilities. Offer, acceptance, awareness, consideration, and capacity are the five elements of an enforceable contract.
And even though contracts are infinitely varied in length, terms, and complexity, all contracts must contain these six essential elements. Offer. Acceptance. Awareness. Consideration. Capacity. Legality.
Civil law is about cases where an individual, a company or even government does something wrong that causes you loss or injury for which you as a citizen can seek compensation. Sometimes a citizen may seek compensation on behalf of the community or public where they have a common interest.
Construction law in South Africa regulates the building industry of the country. It is a flexible and dynamic body of law, due to obligations and rights of parties in the construction industry of South Africa changing over time.
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The National Building Review Board (NBRB), a semi-autonomous government of Uganda body, under Ministry of Works and Transport, was established under Section 3 of the Building Control Act, 2013 to, inter alia, monitor building developments in country, among others.
How to study construction law? To work as a solicitor, you can either take the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), or if you are eligible, you can study the Legal Practice Course (LPC). If you qualify through the SQE, you will also need to complete two years of Qualifying Work Experience (QWE).
(1)An agreement made without consideration is void except where the agreement— (a)is expressed in writing and registered under the Registration of Documents Act and is made on account of natural love and affection between parties standing in a near relation to each other; (b)is a promise to compensate, wholly or in ...
The Building Control Act under section 34 the law prohibits any person from carrying out a building operation unless he or she has a valid building permit issued by a Building Committee. It is thus offence punishable with imprisonment or fine or both to carry out a building operation without a building permit.
Since its foundation in 1983, the Society of Construction Law has worked to promote for the public benefit education, study and research in the field of construction law and related subjects (including adr, arbitration and adjudication), both in the UK and overseas.