CONTRACT LAW

Contract Law

Contract Law

Introduction

In this case, the law which will be used is the contract law. Contract law is a sub-sector liability law, a set of legal rules governing the civil liability arising from different types of contracts. Includes separate institutions of contractual obligations (purchase, lease, contract, etc.).

The main source of civil rights and obligations is a contract that defines the mutual rights and obligations of the parties. From the quality of the contract depends on economic security and business reputation of the entrepreneur. To say that the treaty should be made wisely makes no sense. However, in practice, often typical of the contract, most of which do not protect, and often violate the rights of one or both sides (Bly 2008, 189).

Background of the Case

Miss Martin decided at the end of 2010 that she needed to improve her storage facilities for the business. At that time, she was using a large garage to store the fruit, vegetables and flowers before sale or delivery. Because those goods were perishable, they needed to be kept at a cool temperature or they would deteriorate very quickly. During the summer of 2010, Martin found that temperatures were getting too high and she was losing a lot of stock before she had a chance to sell it. In January 2011, she contacted Willis Vents Ltd for a quote to build a chilled section within the garage and to install air conditioning throughout. They quoted her a total cost of £5,000 and they agreed to go ahead with the work in April 2011. They also agreed that the work would be completed by 1st August 2011, for a total cost of £5,000. While the work was going on, Martin rented alternative premises. She was able to get a good deal on a unit in the local industrial estate as they had been let down by someone else and needed to rent it at short notice. She did not want to spend more than she needed to, so the rental was due to end on 1st August.

Unfortunately, WV's progress was slow and they contacted her in July to say that they were not going to be able to complete on time for 1st August. Martin was worried if the work had not been completed on time, then she would have had to find new premises to store her stock. The temporary storage she had managed to arrange up to 1st August was not available after that date as it had been let to someone else. She had to agree, but was very angry about being messed around. The work was completed on time, but when they presented the invoice, she paid only the original £5,000 agreed and did not pay the extra £750. The problem is that they are now threatening legal action and Martin needs to know her legal position. Martin did not sign any written agreement with them. This was the serious problem, however, they had contacted through emails, and she has ...