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A legally binding agreement between two parties.
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Essential elements of an enforceable contract under English law include offer and acceptance, consideration, and legal capacity to contract (together with other legal requirements).
In the commercial context, the framework that provides guidance on corporate strategy including assessing risk, ensures effective monitoring of management by the board of directors and makes certain the board is accountable to the company and the shareholders.




The fundamentals of contract law are similar throughout the countries of Europe, the US and many other jurisdictions.  
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However, each jurisdiction has its own individual contract law and, although these may be similar in many respects, they can also be significantly different in essential elements, for example in relation to the requirement for [[consideration]].  
Comparable frameworks in non-commercial organisations. In the non-commercial context the term 'governance' (without the 'corporate' part) is more common.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Arbitration clause]]
* [[Board of directors]]
* [[Assignment]]
* [[Corporate social responsibility ]]
* [[Breach of contract]]
* [[ESG investment]]
* [[Capacity]]
* [[Governance]]
* [[Condition]]
* [[Kay Review]]
* [[Consensus in idem]]
* [[UK Corporate Governance Code]]
* [[Consideration]]
* [[Contra proferentem]]
* [[Counter-offer]]
* [[Deal]]
* [[Eiusdem generis]]
* [[Engagement letter]]
* [[Exemption clause]]
* [[Express term]]
* [[Frustration]]
* [[Implied term]]
* [[Indemnity clause]]
* [[Invitation to treat]]
* [[Lease]]
* [[Liquidated damages]]
* [[Long term contracts]]
* [[Minor]]
* [[Misrepresentation]]
* [[My word is my bond]]
* [[Negligence]]
* [[Open interest]]
* [[Performance risk]]
* [[Privity of contract]]
* [[Repudiation]]
* [[Restrictive covenant]]
* [[Service agreement]]
* [[Sweetheart deal]]
* [[Tort]]
* [[Trade]]
* [[Warranty]]
* [[Zero hours contract]]


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Revision as of 11:15, 9 October 2013

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In the commercial context, the framework that provides guidance on corporate strategy including assessing risk, ensures effective monitoring of management by the board of directors and makes certain the board is accountable to the company and the shareholders.


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Comparable frameworks in non-commercial organisations. In the non-commercial context the term 'governance' (without the 'corporate' part) is more common.


See also

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