LawofContract(A/Y20132014)

NationalUniversityofSingapore

Contracts(RightsofThirdParties)Act(Cap.53B,Sing.Statutes)

QuestionstobepreparedpriortoclassonFriday,24January2014.
1.IffactssimilartothosefoundinBeswickvBeswickaretoariseagain,howwouldthe
Contracts(RightsofThirdParties)Act(CR3PA)apply?

2.ContractorBobagreeswithKatrinatobuildawallseparatingKatrinaspropertyfromher
neighbourLucinasproperty.DoesLucinaacquireanyrightsunderthecontractbetween
BobandKatrina?

3.Davidinstructshislawyer,Levin,todraftawillinwhichagenerousbequestisgivento
Marvin.DuetoLevinsnegligence,thewillisinvalid.Marvingetsnothingfromtheestate.
DoestheCR3PAconferonMarvinarighttosueLevin?

4.PangagreestodesignWangsnewhome,forwhichWangistopay$70,000toPangs
wife,Lin.PangandLinfallout.CanPangandWangagreetovarytheagreement?

5.CanPangandWangcreateacontractwhichcanalwaysbevariedbytheparties
regardlessofwhetherLin(theintendedbeneficiary)reliesonthecontract?


6.BrownagreestopurchaseStevensmedicalpractice,whichStevensaidhasanaverageof
80patientsperday.ThepurchasepriceistobemadetotheSocietyforthePreventionof
CrueltytoAnimals(S.P.C.A.),towhichStevenhasfrequentlymadedonations.Infact,the
averagenumberofpatientsperdayisonly50.TheS.P.C.A.suesforthepromisedpayment.
CanBrownrefusepayment?

7.KatieagreeswithBobthat,inreturnforBobinstallingtwoceilinglightsinherhouse,she
willpayDaniel$160.Danielhappenstobehermover,whohadbrokenhervasewhenhe
wasmovingthingsforher.Thevaseisvaluedatapproximately$70.MayKatieassertthe
claimforthebrokenvaseagainstaclaimforthe$160broughtbyDaniel?Whatifthevase
wasbrokenbyBobratherthanDanielcanKatieasserttheclaimforthebrokenvase
againstaclaimbyDaniel?

8.JohnengagesAshpintorepairSiwenscar.Ashpinforgetstoreplacetheengineoil,with
theresultthatthecarburnsup.ThewrittenagreementbetweenJohnandAshpinexpressly
limitsAshpinsliabilityforlossesarisingfromhisnegligenceto$200.AssumethatSiwenhas
arighttosuebyreasonoftheCR3PA.Cansheasserttheapplicationofthereasonableness
testintheUCTAtodefeatthelimitationclause?

9.FactsasinQ.8above.Inaddition,Siwensuffersinjuryfromsmokeinhalation.


10.Peterbooksa14daytourtoChinawithCircuitTravelforYvonneandhermother.The
contractspecifiesthatthreestarhotelswillbeusedonthetrip;however,thetouragency
reservestherighttosubstituteanyalternativeaccommodationshouldtheusualhotelsbe
unavailable.AsthetripoccursduringChinasgoldenweek,Yvonneandhermotherare
placedinoneandtwostarhotels7ofthe13nightstheyspendinChina.Assumingthat
YvonneandhermotheracquirerightsunderthecontractbyreasonoftheCR3PA,canthe
UCTAapplytothetouragencysclaimthatithasarighttosubstituteanyalternative
accommodation?

AssocProfAlexanderLoke
forLawofContractTeachers
January2014