a_j_mair
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Peter is sell8in his car for £2000. John offers him £1900 but he says no. The following week john calls peter and offers him £2500, however in the mean time peter has already sold the xar to alan.
whats the legal poition? 
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Demo
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no legalitys in a verbal contract. it aint worth the paper its written on
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sassyminx
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he can sell to whom he pleases, however if there has been a deposit, with WRITTEN receipt its a different matter, tho still too much hassle really
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a_j_mair
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so what do i say in legal speak then?
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sassyminx
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about wot, basically tell the lad hes had a higher offer, nothing was decided on paper no money exchanged so he still owns the car, and is selling it to lad whos offered more money
dont expect him to be polite tho 
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a_j_mair
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should prob say that this i just some rubbish scenario made up 4 my law class and i have supposed to say what the legal position is
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broster
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there is no problem with that by the sounds of it, from how i see it hes sold the car to alan, peter has the money for it and john has to look for a car else where, am right
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a_j_mair
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i wish i had done this when i was supposed to. course board meeting is 2mo  hope i get it right
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Demo
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surely there is no legality in it cos there is no legal contract invovled
why not give your citizens advice bureau a shout for the proper answer
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Angie
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You may want to add that there was an offer, but it was not accepted therefore nothing was legally agreed.
For a contract to be valid there has to be an offer and an acceptance and in this case there wasn't.
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Ian
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Depends who is complaining?
John should have been less cheeky.
Peter should have advertised it higher.
Alan should call John and make a quick 500 english.
[Edited on 29-08-2004 by Ian]
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Joff
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What car was it?
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Hammer
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Ur from scotland so the laws different m8.
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ed
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It doesn't matter what country your from. Verbal contracts mean nothing, it needs to be written on paper to be binding in any court... We aint selling goats in the desert here 
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Joff
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What colour was it??
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Joff
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
It doesn't matter what country your from. Verbal contracts mean nothing, it needs to be written on paper to be binding in any court... We aint selling goats in the desert here
Shouldn't it be mountains for goats and camels for deserts? Or is that why you're selling goats in the desert... because there aren't any!
How much?
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ed
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Have you been to the desert to check that you are right?
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Joff
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Just had a look, my bad.
So if they've got lots of goats already, there wouldn't be much of a market for them
Looks like you'll have to rethink your business plan - may I suggest selling electric heaters in Africa.
"Domestic animals include buffalo, camels, donkeys, sheep, and goats, the last of which are particularly noticeable in the Egyptian countryside."
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by 1800ed
It doesn't matter what country your from. Verbal contracts mean nothing, it needs to be written on paper to be binding in any court... We aint selling goats in the desert here
Have you ever done a law course by any chance to have such a brilliant understanding?
And even disregarding scots law, if it can be proved the conversation took place then its binding, which renders ur comment void and makes u look rather ignorant.
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Joff
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What if a goat starts speaking? Would that count?
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Joff
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What happened to Billy Kennedy's goat??
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Russ
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verbal contracts are legally binding, but proving it happened is a lot tougher
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Welsh Dan
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Billy Kennedy had a sheep called Cassie (short for casserole) which still features in the soap today.
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a_j_mair
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rofl all sorted got email today saying i got a marginal pass overall  that will do me 
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