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Alternative Dispute Resolution Complete notes

ADR: Complete Notes

About this subject ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Example Brothers Prince and Farhan inherit their father's textile business in Cuttack and quarrel over the shop, the bank accounts and the brand name. Suit and counter-suit follow. Ten years later the case is pending, the business has shrun…

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Law of Contract II (Specific Contracts) Complete notes

Contract Law II: Complete Notes

About this subject ▶ Watch this part of the lecture (0:00) Contract Law II has six units, from indemnity to how these rules work for governments and consumers. These contracts arise daily: handing car keys to a valet, pledging gold for a loan, buying a phone, starting a business with a friend. Conn…

126 min read

Law of Contract I (General Principles) Complete notes

Indian Contract Act: Complete Notes

Contract Law I runs from the first question, what a contract is, to the newest one, how contracts are made on the internet. Contracts are made every day: buying a cup of tea, booking a cab or renting a room. Connecting every rule to such everyday transactions is the easiest way to understand and re…

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Practice MCQs

2 practice questions test this section.

  1. 1 A party agrees to a settlement after the other side falsely states that the goods have passed a safety test. According to the lecture, what is the legal status of an agreement caused by such fraud or misrepresentation un...
  2. 2 In Muthiah Chetty v. Karuppan Chetty, an agent refused to hand over the firm's account books, documents and cash unless the firm executed a release deed in his favour. What was the final result?
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