Law of Contract in UgandaThis book focuses on the Ugandan legal position of contract and the relevant literature on the subject. The history of contract and law applicable in Uganda are examined and the ingredients of forming the contract in the form of offer, acceptance, consideration, contractual intention, and capacity. The book then analyses the form and terms of a contract taking into account developments in the UK in relation to exemption clauses and fundamental breach, It also examines the vital elements of a contract namely mistake, misrepresentation, duress, undue influence, and illegality and analyses the concept of privity which is extended to agency and assignment. The concluding chapters deal with discharge of the contract and remedies for breach of contract. |
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Arua Bus Syndicate 143 | 2 |
FORMATION OF CONTRACT | 7 |
Jarvis 124 | 8 |
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acceptance action Africa agency agent agreed agreement allowed amount Appeal apply arises assignment authority Bank behalf benefit bound breach buyer circumstances claim clause commission common law condition consent Consequently consideration contract Court damages deal debt debtor defendant disclose doctrine document duty East effect enforce entitled equity evidence existence fact failed Furthermore give given ground guarantee held husband illegal implied instance intended interest issue land later liable Lord loss misrepresentation mistake necessary notice offer owner paid particular payment performance person plaintiff position Pounds principal promise purchase ratified reasonable received recover refused regarded relationship representation rescind respondent restrictive rule Second sell seller shares ship signed situation sold statement statute sued supra termination third party trade transaction Treitel trust Uganda unless valid void wife