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| Question | Answer |
| How can terms be implied automatically through legislation into contracts? | 1. By statute: Terms implied by statute are implied into contracts regardless of the specific desires of the parties themselves. Often they are included to redress an imbalance of equality of bargaining power perceived to exist by the law; for example s.14(2) of the Sales of Goods Act 1979 the term implied into every contract that goods sold will be of a satisfactory quality. |
| How can terms be implied through courts into contracts? | Terms implied by the courts: The courts are not in the habit of rewriting bad bargains. However, in certain limited circumstances the courts will imply a term not negotiated by the parties themselves. |
| 1. In what circumstances will a court imply a term into a contract? | 1. Custom: Where a custom /trade usage is sufficiently notorious then that custom can be implied into a contract as seen in Hutton v Warren. (If there is already an express term that covers this, there is no need for the courts to imply an express term) |
| 1. In what circumstances will a court imply a term into a contract? | 2. Terms implied in fact: From the outset be very clear that the courts do not rewrite bad bargains. They will however, imply terms into a contract where the facts necessitate such action in order to make the contract work. This test will only be applied in the context that the term has to be implied to make the contract work not to satisfy the reasonable expectations of one of the party’s involved as seen in Moorcock |
| What is the officious bystander test? | This is a test whereby the courts will imply a term which is omitted from the contract but which if the parties to the contract had been asked about it at the time the contract was made they would have said that the express inclusion of such an express provision was obvious. (Basically, when you don't put an express term for something as it is 'obvious' that its already part of the contract, and if someone was to ask whether the term is part of the contract, you would say 'oh of course') as seen in Shirlaw v Southern Foundries |
| How can terms be implied in contract by law? | Certain contractual relationships exist which will impose identical obligations into all contracts of that type. For example in all employment contracts a term of implied trust and confidence is present in all contracts of employment as seen in United Bank v Akhtar |
| Classification of terms: what is a condition? | Conditions are express or implied terms which go to the root of the contract or they are of fundamental importance to the parties when forming the contract. If breached, you can terminate the contract and claim damages or just claim damages. |
| What is a warranty? | This term is supplementary to the main ‘root’ of the contract. (Like the little details of every condition). Where the term breached is a warranty then the innocent party is not entitled to terminate the contract and has a claim in damages only. |
| What are innominate/intermediate terms? | This category focuses on the classification of the term in the light of the consequences of the breach. If the effects of the breach are serious then the term will be treated as having been a breach of condition, if minor then a breach of warranty. |
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