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00001313 Introduction to Business Law 1UZB406 Usmon Kuchimov 05.04.2011 For Academic Registrar use only
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In the modern world commercial contracts have gained increasing importance. All kinds of businesses, ranging from sole proprietor to large public companies, make contracts while dealing with their stakeholders. Contracts have become a reliable instrument in conducting businesses nowadays. However, one should keep in mind that while contracting, it is almost impossible to include all the terms. Therefore, (ergo) there are certain terms which are implied in the contracts. Terms can be implied either by statute or by the courts. It is possible to leave out certain terms which are covered by statutes or terms which have been consistent in past dealings, however there are certain cases where the courts are reluctant to write the contract for the parties. Therefore, one should be careful while contracting and relying on implied terms. Terms can be incorporated into a contract either by the parties themselves (express) or by the court/statutes (implied terms). Originally the English courts were reluctant to imply terms because it was considered as a violation of the doctrine of freedom of contract. However, recently the attitude of the courts has changed and nowadays they have become more liberal in implying the terms. In some cases terms can even be implied by custom, trade usage or common business practice.
00001313 As it was in this case, the terms were implied due to the custom which existed in the business/trade, and was even incorporated in the Contractors Plant Association. However, there are cases where the customs are not so clear and therefore the courts are reluctant to impose/incorporate these customs in the contract.
As a matter of fact:
Terms implied as a matter of fact, are implied to give effect to the obvious, but unexpressed intention of the parties. Moreover, these terms are implied to give business efficacy to the contract and are only implied when it is necessary to make the contract effective. There are mainly two tests which are applied to find out whether a term should be implied or not. These are the Business Efficacy Test and the Officious Bystander Test.
As a matter of law:
The most important feature, of terms implied as a matter of law, is that they do not depend upon the intention of the parties. They are imposed by the courts, generally, to make the contract effective. Some of these terms have statutory force while others are imposed by courts. Moreover, these are implied as a matter of policy into all contracts of a similar type. 1 The most important thing about implying terms as a matter of law is that the term should be reasonable, in Crossley v Faithful & Gould Holdings Ltd. the court went as for as to suggest that the implication of terms should depend upon principles of reasonableness rather than necessity. It should be noted that it is not always possible to classify implied terms, sometimes they include elements of both types and therefore it is best to say that they do not belong to any kind of category. Probably the best example is the case of Moorcock. An agreement was made to unload a boat at a jetty. When the tide went out, the boat grounded and was damaged. The contract did not cover the safety of the boat or the required water level. However, the jetty owner was held liable for the breach of an implied term that the boat could be left there safely. Such a term was necessary, said the Court of Appeal, to give the contract business efficacy.
00001313 intend to undertake extra obligations set out in the statutes. However, one should keep in mind that terms will not be implied if the contract specifically excludes them or if the terms would be inappropriate in the circumstances of the contract. When excluding a term, implied by statute from the contract, the wordings have to be very precise. The most popular example of terms implied by statutes is the Sales of Goods Act (1979). Most of the implied terms in this act relate to the quality of the sale/supply in a goods contract and those relating to the standard of care in contracts for services. Another example is the Supply of Goods and Services Act (1982), which includes implied terms about hire/purchase and barter of work/materials.2
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Bibliography:
Keenan, D. and Riches, S., 2002. Business Law. 6th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Pool, J., 2006. Textbook on Contract Law. 8th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. Sale of Goods Act 1979, Ch 54. London: HMSO Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, Ch 29. London: HMSO Smithies, D., 2007. Contract - Express & Implied Terms. [Online] Tutor2u. Available at: http://tutor2u.net/law/notes/contract-express-implied-terms.html [Accessed 03 April 2011] The Student Room, 2011. Is it possible to exclude implied terms completely? [Online] Available at: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1540370 [Accessed 04 April 2011]