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It further discusses when certainty might apply – such as in cases involving a new business or lost royalties – methods of proving certainty, and how certainty is treated in the courts. So the party who has performed is in the position of a creditor and the party who has not performed is in the position of a debtor. This podcast explores the basic concept of mitigation, or, as it is sometimes called, avoidable consequences, which is used in computing damages. This podcast discusses Clark v. West Publishing Company, and explains why drafters should use terms such as “if” or “on condition that” to make it clear that a term is a condition. A condition can be a good way to hedge in case a party is concerned that it can’t meet its commitments and wants to avoid being in breach of contract. This podcast explains when a court will excuse satisfaction of a condition to avoid the harsh effects of forfeiture when a condition fails.
- Finally, the podcast covers the consequences of a breach of good faith.
- It discusses the obligations of good faith under the common law – as expressed in Restatement (Second) of Contracts § and the Uniform Commercial Code § 1-304.
- With accord and satisfaction, one party has completed performance and the other party’s only obligation is to render its performance — usually the payment of money.
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Additionally, this podcast provides hypotheticals that illustrate the relationship between implied conditions and the rule of constructive conditions of exchange. It distinguishes between a promise and a condition under Restatement (Second) Contracts §§ 2 and 224. This podcast will explain when a court will supply a condition even where the parties have not expressly written one into the contract.
Finally, it examines prohibitions of assignment of rights or delegation of duties, including what it means to enforce such a prohibition. With accord and satisfaction, one party has completed performance and the other party’s only obligation is to render its performance — usually the payment of money. This podcast explains the concept of Accord and Satisfaction, with a focus on when an accord is formed and when performance under the accord results in a satisfaction. The topic of this podcast is when language in a contract is an express condition, such that failure to satisfy the condition results in a performance not being due. This set of Topics covers subjects typically taught during the first year of law school.
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It discusses reliance as it pertains to gift promises, including charitable donations. This podcast discusses methods to use to make you more comfortable with class participation, including case briefing templates. Some law schools the beach street cafe menu participate in the awards program but DO NOT allow the awards to be viewed from our website. About half of our 200 member law schools distribute CALI Awards, and most of them post award recipients here.
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This podcast explains how to determine the intent of the parties when considering whether the third party is a third party beneficiary. Finally, the podcast covers the consequences of a breach of good faith. The podcast examines both the subjective and objective standards of good faith. The topic of this podcast is when consequential damages can be recovered for breach of contract because they are foreseeable.
It will take a couple of weeks to print and send you the new award and make the changes on the website. It will take a couple of weeks to print and send you the new award. The decision is always made by the faculty at your law school. This is the third in a series of podcasts about § of the Uniform Commercial Code. The topic of this podcast is written confirmations under § of the U.C.C., a section often referred to as the Battle of the Forms.
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This podcast will look at discharge by rescission, substituted performance, substituted contract, novation, and accord and satisfaction. Consideration is required to support enforcement of an agreement, including a modification of a contract resulting in a discharge of duties. This podcast explains how an offeree can accept an offer for the sale of goods under UCC § 2-206. It provides some history on the evolution of good faith in UCC Articles 1 and 2, and considers the variations on the definition of good faith adopted among the jurisdictions.
This podcast considers when agreements are not enforceable as contracts because they are not supported by consideration due to the fact that the promise is a gift. This podcast examines when agreements are enforceable as contracts because they are supported by consideration. Good faith, sometimes called the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, is an implied term in a party’s obligation of performance in every contract. The topic of this podcast is the basic concept of certainty in computing damages.
This podcast discusses a discharge of duties such that parties do not have to perform their contractual obligations and cannot demand performance under the other party’s contract. This podcast explains when agreements are not enforceable as contracts because they are not supported by consideration due to the fact that the promise is based on past action or a moral obligation. Using hypotheticals to illustrate, it discusses the exceptions that limit the transfer of rights and duties to a third party. The topic of this podcast is when rights under a contract may be assigned to third parties, and when duties may be delegated to third parties. Analyzing hypotheticals, the podcast examines common situations involving gift promises, including conditional gifts, and charitable promises.