Contract Law Flashcards
(13 cards)
Contract Commercial Law Act 2017 part 2 subpart 1
establishes contract information (offers an acceptances)
Contract Commercial Law Act 2017 s 212-214
The postal rule of acceptance
Adams V Lindsell
Acceptance is complete one letter of acceptance has been posted not received by offeror.
Tinn V Hoffman
established cross offers, where two parties make identical offers to each other simultaneously so no contract is being made.
Carlil V Carbolic Smoke Ball co
Ads can be offers when legally bounding with unilateral offers and acceptance by conduct.
Partridge V Crittenden
Ads are Invitations to treat not offers.
Lefkowitzs V Great Minneapolis Store
Ads can be offers when clear, definite and explicit
Pharmaceutical Society V Boots
Establish that goods on display are an invitation to treat.
Great Northern Railway V Swaffield
Establish that an agent is permitted to act on behalf of the principle to address urgent situations with reasonable and necessary care and action without prior authorisation.
Western Railways V Springer
must only rely on Agency by necessity when principal is impossible to contact.
Freeman and Lockyer V Buckhurst park Properties
Principal is bound by agents actions when given permission to act on behalf.
Hyde V Wrench
when a counter offer is made, it kills the original offer therefore the offeror can choose to accept, reject or make a further counteroffer.
Hely-Hutchinson V Brayhead Ltd
company was bound due to the agents apparent authority based on principals representations and conduct
