General Professional Partnership

Embedded in the law of contracts

Characteristics
Consensual - either expressed or implied.
It has a specific name.
Bilateral - two or more persons. Partnership cannot be unilateral.
Onerous - opposite of gratuitous. “Burdensome”
Commutative
It is a principal contract.

Essential features
There must be a valid contract.
Must have the legal capacity to enter the contract.
There must be a mutual contribution of money, property, or industry.
The object should be lawful.

Essential features in contract

There must be a valid contract.
Consent and capacity of the contracting parties.
Object, which is the subject matter of the contract.

Considerations for person to enter a contract

Must be at least 18
Must have the capacity to give consent
An imancipated minors
Mutes
Persons suffering from civil inter(??)
Incompetents who are under