Contracts



Contract Law determines when promises are enforceable. The fundamental requirements for forming a binding contract are an offer, acceptance and consideration. To be enforceable, a contract must be formed by competent parties, who give their consent, to a legal agreement.

The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) afford consumer contracts unique protections. Please read on to find a contract lawyer, contract attorney, or to access more information in our contract law practice center.

One reason to sue over a contract is when one party commits a breach of contract—stops doing, or fails to do, what the contract states should be done. Defenses that excuse a breach of contract include duress, fraud and misrepresentation, mistake, lack of consideration and the statute of frauds.

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Contract Basics: Breach of Contract
A contract is an agreement to do or not to do something specific. It is formed when one party offers to do something, the second party accepts the offer, and something of value is given which supports the promises made. A breach of contract occurs when someone fails to perform the agreement.
Contract Damages
When most people sign a contract, they expect to honor the terms of the contract, and hope that the other party will do so as well. There are several kinds of contract remedies available to you if the other party breaches, or breaks, a contract. This article explains those options.
Contract Modification
When negotiating a contract, or after a contract has been signed, you may have reason to want to modify, or change, a contract. Find out how to modify a contract, either before it's been signed or after it's been signed.

Ask a Lawyer - Contracts Law questions answered by leading lawyers
If my employer never signed my non compete contract is it valid?
The name of the employer is on the top, but only the signature of the employee and a witness is on bottom. There was a space for the "Company" signature but no one ever signed it.
I asked for a list of my lawyer''s rates and fees 3 weeks ago without reply. Is my lawyer legally o
My father passed away in November (2011) and I was named executor of the estate. He did not leave a will, and my parents were divorced. I have worked with my lawyer since January, and feel I have done most of the work myself. He simply filed for the surrogate''s court letter of petition for me, and that is it. I asked for a list of his rates and fees almost a month ago, and got no reply. Two weeks ago I was told it just had to typed up and sent, but nothing has come. I called back and his receptionist had no answer as to why she hadn''t sent it out yet. At this point I am highly considering firing him and doing what I can on my own, then hiring another lawyer to finish up. This is ridiculous. Is he legally obligated to give me his rates? Should I fire him?
My wife signed a contract to have a pool installed the salesman neglected to leave us with a copy,wh
We were not afforded the three days to review the contract as to have the possibility of cancelling or opting out in time. We recieved the copy five days after we requested ,by telephone our copy and within three days of being able to review it and find things we didn''t approve of we were told it is too late to cancel.They are now holding our down-payment of over 12,000$.What are our rights we strongly feel that this tactic was done maliciously to try and trap us in this agreement.Please help.
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Happened twice so far.
Are verbal agreements legally binding?
In January signed up for a 2-year gym membership. Before signing, the conversation went like this: Me: I only want to sign up for a few months. I don''t want to belong to a gym in the summertiime. Salesguy: You can suspend your membership over the summer months. (He volunteered this. I had never heard of such a thing.) Me: How does it work? Him: Say you suspend it for 3 months. Then your expiration date gets moved back 3 months. Me: How do I do it? Him: Just tell them at the front desk when you want to do it. The ability to suspend is the only reason I signed up. Now they don''t want to let me suspend the membership. One problem is that the salesguy who made the promise works for a Marketing Firm hired by the Gym. (So it probably was misinformation, not willful lying.) The Gym won''t let me suspend because it''s not on the contract. The Marketing Firm won''t return my calls. Do I have any recourse? How should I procede?
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