Legal Rules and Cases Related to Contract Law Issues

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Question 1
a. The issue that needs consideration is whether the intention of the contract was a
commercial or domestic agreement.
b. The relevant rules related to such problems are that:
i. If the contract was a domestic, then the intention of such contracts would not
be legally binding.
ii. If the intention was regarding commercial contracts, then the rule is that the
parties have legally binding agreement.
b. If one party agrees not to do something but ends up doing it contrary to the
agreement, the court may treat it as a consideration (Singh, 2010).
c. The main cases related to this problem may include:
i. Merritt V Merritt (1970)
ii. Simpkins V Pays (1955)
d. Base on this information, Ali will win the case if she sues Charlie. It is because
Charlie had provided consideration by accepting to open a flower shop 2 kilometers
next to the one he sold to Ali. It is also evident that they used third party solicitors to
make a deal on their behalf with a legal value, therefore they must have intended the
agreement to be binding and their intention was evidence in writing to safeguard their
future actions.
Question 2
a. What needs to be considered in this case is whether the police officer was performing
a public duty or if there was a consideration.
b. The relevant legal rules related to this case are that:

i. If the officer was performing a public duty, then the agreement was not legally
abiding.
ii. If a defendant had promised to pay for the service provided by the officer but
fails to perform then the court may decide that there was a consideration under
promissory estoppels (Singh, 2010).
c. The main cases related to this problem include:
i. Harris v Sheffield Utd FC
ii. Glasbrook Bros v Glamorgan County Council [1925) AC 270
d. Based on this information Nick may fail to win the case because there was an
executable consideration when he promised a legal value in exchange of service. In
view of section 25 of the 1996, the court held that holding an event and requesting for
police presence may constitute to special services, and could be implied if the police
presence helped the event to be peaceful.
Question 3
1. A considerable issue in this case is to determine if the services and the money that
Mike paid as part of the outstanding debt was enough to settle his obligation under the
agreement.
2. The relevant problems connected to this case are that:
a. Promisee has to provide consideration in exchange for a promise under
promissory estoppel.
b. The consideration must be of legal value (de Lacy, 1999).
3. The cases connected to this problem are:
a. Foakes v Beer
b. Williams v Roey Bros
c. Stilk v Myrick