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Feb 6, 2012 · Published Online February 6, 2012. Last Edited October 30, 2020. A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more persons for a particular purpose. It is an instrument for the economic exchange of goods and services. In Canada, contract law is administered both in common law and, in Quebec, civil law.
- Offer. An offer is the tentative promise that begins contractual negotiations. It is when one party to a contract initiates and indicates a desire to enter into a relationship with another party.
- Acceptance. When an offer is made, acceptance of the offer generally requires positive conduct meaning that the acceptance is deemed only to have occurred when the accepting party acts in some way or form that confirms acceptance.
- Consideration. Consideration as an element to a legally binding contract is without the same meaning as the word consideration in common language. While giving careful thought, being the common language meaning of the word consideration, is prudent in contractual negotiations, the word consideration as it applies to contract law means the existence of a value for value exchange between the parties to a contract.
- Intention, ad idem (meeting of the minds) The element of intention involves a genuine desire to establish legal relations. Where a reasonable bystander listening to negotiations would fail to perceive sincerity among one or more of the parties, formation of a contract has failed; and accordingly, the element of intention requires an objective rather than subjective review as was confirmed in, among others, the case of West End Tree Service Inc.
Jul 9, 2024 · An enforceable contract is a legally binding agreement between parties that includes an offer, acceptance, consideration, legal capacity, legal purpose, and mutual consent while it’s free of any considerable mistakes. Enforceable contracts can be used in the court of law in case a party fails to meet the contract requirements.
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- An offer. An offer is a promise by one party to enter into a contract on certain terms. It must be specific, complete, capable of acceptance and made with the intention of being bound by acceptance.
- Acceptance. Acceptance is the final and unqualified acceptance of an offer. This means it must be made in response to the initial offer, in correspondence with its terms, without any variation.
- Consideration. Contract law is based on the notion of reciprocity. A party cannot enforce a promise made by the other party unless it has given or promised something in exchange for it.
- An intention to create legal relations. A contract cannot be made without a mutual intention to create a legally binding arrangement. Where no such intention can be attributed to the parties, there is no contract.
A fundamental principle in contract law is the requirement for a legal purpose, which ensures that agreements are enforceable only when they align with established legal standards. Contracts that involve illegal activities or purposes lack the critical element of contract validity and are inherently unenforceable.
Oct 2, 2024 · When you are making business deals, it is important to understand when and how an agreement becomes legally enforceable. To understand that, you need to know about the 5 essential elements of a valid contract: offer, acceptance, consideration, mutual intent, capacity and legality. Understanding these 5 fundamental elements of a contract can ...
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Even in the case of a business agreement, however, if the parties do not intend that their agreement shall give rise to legal relations, but prefer to rely on mutual good faith and honour to the exclusion of legal remedies, no enforceable contract will result.
