Question

Explanation of a "non-contractual promise."		10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Example of an "enforceable non-contractual promise."		5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Example of an "unenforceable non-contractual promise."

Answer 1

Non-contractual promise

Non-contractual promise between promisor and promisee that can be enforced to an extent to avoid injustice. Term. Quasi Contract. Definition. Non-contractual obligation imposed on a party to ensure fairness and avoid injustice.

Example for enforceable non-contractual promise.

Promissory estoppel is a vital doctrine in contract law in which a non-contractual promise lacking consideration rendered enforceable to avoid an injustice

In a case which the court applied the doctrine to render a contract otherwise lacking in consideration enforceable. The case has an oral agreement to hire the plaintiff for one year at the dealership of the defendant. After he was fired two months later. The court gave the plaintiff a result because he had fulfilled the defendant's promise and performed partly.

Example of an unenforceable contract.

An example of a transaction which is an unenforceable contract is a contract for prostitution under English law. ... A way it can be done is by deeming the contract unenforceable. A contract can be said unenforceable if it goes against the statutes of fraud or the Statement of Goods Act.