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Tagged with contract-law common-law
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What is a contract and what is required for them to be valid?
What is a contract?
What elements are required for validity?
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Does contract formation require subjective "meeting of the minds"?
For a contract to be formed, it is said there must be a "meeting of the minds." Does this mean that the fact-finder attempts to ascertain the actual subjective intentions and understanding ...
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How to prove I live in a specific address?
https://www.flhsmv.gov/ddl/address.html
I need to provide proof of address for the DMV, but the process can be difficult because:
I live with someone else; I do not pay rent/utilities; and they will ...
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Can contracts include irrevocable terms of imprisonment for breach?
As noted here: At least in Israel, by agreeing to marry under religious law a person is irrevocably subject to that law's rulings, to the extent that a religious court can sentence one to a term in ...
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What are the most prominent differences among the common law systems of the different states in the U.S.A.?
I (tentatively?) understand that the law of contracts, the law of torts, the law of property, and (probably?) some other areas of law in the U.S.A. are mostly the common law of the separate states.
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What exactly do Non-Disparagement agreements cover? Can they prohibit saying anything negative about anyone who ever worked for the company?
Take such a term in a work contract:
During and after the term of this agreement, you will not make any
defamatory or disparaging statements, whether written or oral,
regarding the Company, or any of ...
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Why are contracts void at common law if they are “contrary to public policy”?
What does it mean for a contract or contractual term to be “contrary to public policy”? By what principle are such contracts void at common law?
