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Week 6: Vitiating Factors, vitiating factors can render a contract void or…

- - - - persons who have not reached the age of majority
        
        age of majority = adulthood and is considered legally responsible for his actions.
        
        common law age of majority: 21 (SG follows) despite UK lowering to 18
        
        Rai Bahadur Sigh & Anor v Bank of India (1993)
        
        :!!: Civil Law Act in 2009 (s35 & s36): individuals above 18 years old have contractual capacity in certain commercial activities
        
        contracts entered into by minors who have attained 18 years of age have the same effect as if they were contracts entered into by persons of full age
    - - Valid Contracts
        
        binds both the minor and other party
        
        fully enforceable
        
        :one: beneficial contracts for necessaries
        
        :two: beneficial contract of employment.
        
        the contract as a whole must benefit the minor
        
        :warning: If the minors have performed his obligations by payment or delivery, the minor cannot recover any amount paid or goods delivered unless there has been total failure of consideration by the other party.
        
        Valentini v Canali(1889)
        
        :one: Beneficial Contracts for Necessaries
        
        Necessaries refer to goods & services which the law deems reasonably required by a minor in their life
        
        :!!:
        
        Where necessaries are sold and delivered to a minor or a person of incapacity, they must pay a reasonable price for the goods.
        
        Nash v Inman (1908)
        
        :two: Beneficial Contract of Employment
      - Voidable Contracts
      - Ratifiable Contracts