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Discussion 14 – Crimes Against Society 2828 unread replies.2828 replies. Discussion: In the first required reading “Crimes Against Persons, Property, and Society – Fall 2019”, the FBI identifies a broad category of offenses that “represent society’s prohibition against engaging in certain types of activity and are typically victimless crimes.” (FBI, 2019). If you look at […]

Commercial Law Assignment 1 Section A: FOUR (4) Short Answer Questions (40 marks). Instructions: Questions 1 to 4 are short answer questions. Answer all FOUR (4) questions. Each question carries TEN (10) marks. Please cite relevant case law and/or statute.   Question 1 JC loves movies. He has a huge DVD collection in his home

Past consideration Past consideration refers to an act performed prior to, and to that extent independent of, the promises being exchanged. In other words, the action that was performed was not done in contemplation of, or in response to, a promise given. Consequently, the general rule is that past consideration is not valid consideration. The

Executory consideration An executory consideration is a promise made by one party in exchange for a promise made or an act done by the other. Where the consideration is a promise to be performed in the future, it is executory. A promise is an executory consideration that something will be done in the future. An

Why would you suggest that silence cannot be acceptance? Class Activity Get into small groups and discuss the following: 1) Would you suggest that taxis and buses plying the roads are making an offer, or are potential commuters making the offer to board these public transport vehicles? 2) Why would you suggest that silence cannot

What happens if the terms of a contract are broken? Once you make a contract you will be committing a breach of contract if you do not comply fully with the terms, or if you change your mind and decide not to perform your side of the contract. If a party breaches a contract, the

Who decides the terms of a contract? Generally, the terms of a contract are for the parties to decide. However, the law may “imply” terms into the contract. An example of an implied term is that food sold by a hawker is fit for human consumption. COMMERCIAL LAW KHE-LCD-SGD-00341 13 Does a contract have to

Discuss the possibility that rights of Singapore citizens, as enshrined in the Constitution Class Activity Get into small groups and discuss the following: 1) Discuss the possibility that rights of Singapore citizens, as enshrined in the Constitution of Singapore can be curtailed or removed. 2) Would you agree that litigation is still the best method

Enforcement of Court Judgments and Orders in Singapore After winning a lawsuit in one of the courts mentioned above, the party who wins the case is known as the “judgment creditor”, and the party who loses is called the “judgement debtor”. The judgment creditor must enforce his court judgment or order in order to obtain

COMMERCIAL LAW KHE-LCD-SGD-00341 4 So, the problems with interpreting statues is that judges have to decide what parliament meant by a particular piece of legislation, and they do this by generally applying certain rules or canons. These canons are not hard and fast rules but a mixture of common-sense presumptions about the law, as well