The contract law blog is aimed at educating clients, investors, businessmen, companies, corporations, individuals, organizations, traders and even advocates of the various aspects of a contract which span from the time an offer and acceptance is engaged, through the aspects of the consideration, terms of contract, interpretation of contract and the problems which may arise from a contractual relationship.
Contractual engagements can be quite complex in nature and their disputes are quite popular before the courts of law in Cameroon.
The spirit behind the blogs and their applicability in Cameroon are backed by the common law principles of contract law which has its origin from the United Kingdom by virtue of the Southern Cameroons High Court Law of 1955.
Worthy of note is the fact that when parties to a contract are properly aware of their positions vis a vis their rights and obligations, they will be properly guided on the steps to engage in view to enforce their respective positions especially in the event of a dispute.
We have therefore provided the respective blogs to inform clients on the aspects of a contractual relationships and the possible solutions they may have at their disposal to resolve disputes.
This category covers people suffering from mental disabilities such as mental illness or mental handicaps. It also applies to people who are drunk at the
Where parties carry on the long process of negotiation, it may be difficult to pinpoint exactly when an offer has been made and accepted. In
Where a promisee already owes the promisor a legal duty, then in theory performing that duty should not in itself be a consideration – if
There are several issues that affect the concept of offer and acceptance in contract law. These issues usually affect the interpretation of the concept to
Agreements between husband and wifeWhen a husband and wife who are living together as one household make an agreement, courts will assume that they do
It is not enough for an offeror simply to change his or her mind about an offer. This change of mind must be notified to
If an offeror states that his or her offer must be accepted in a particular way, then only acceptance by that method or an equally
When a large organization such as a company, hospital, local council or government ministry needs to find a supplier of goods or services, it will
Consideration is what binds one party to another in a contract. This means that each party must give something in return for what is gained
The general rule for acceptances by post is that they take effect when they are posted, rather than when they are communicated. The main reason
