Contract Of Contract

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6.3.3 BENEFICIAL CONTRACTS OF SERVICE People who are under the age of majority, and in particular those who are over the age of compulsory full-time education (that is, those who are 16 or above), must have the possibility of being able to earn a living.12 Consequently, the law recognises that contracts of employment, training or apprenticeship may be enforceable. The contract, taken as a whole, must not, however, be oppressive. De Francesco v Barnum, 13 for example, concerned a girl of 14 who entered into a contract with the plaintiff as an apprentice dancer. The contract was to last for seven years. During its operation, the girl was forbidden to marry, and could not accept any professional engagements without the plaintiff’s consent,
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