Contract Law Cases

Question 1

Rules of an offer: What’s the case for offers can be made to one person or whole world?

Answer 1

Carlil v Carbolic Smoke Ball

Question 2

Rules of an offer: What’s the case for terms of an offer must be certain?

Answer 2

Guthing v Lynn

Question 3

Rules of acceptance: What’s the case for acceptance must be a positive act?

Answer 3

Felthouse v Bindley

Question 4

Rules of acceptance: What’s the case for acceptance must be unconditional/unequivocal?

Answer 4

Hyde v Wrench

Question 5

Forms of acceptance: What’s the case for acceptance by conduct?

Answer 5

Reville v Anotech

Question 6

Forms of acceptance: What’s the case for the postal rule?

Answer 6

Adams v Lindsell

Question 7

Forms of acceptance: What’s the case for acceptance by new means of technology?

Answer 7

Thomas and Gander v BPE Solicitors

Question 8

Forms of acceptance: What case states if an offer mentions that acceptance must be done in a specified way, it should be done in that way to be valid acceptance?

Answer 8

Yates v Pulleyn

Question 9

Consideration: What case describes consideration as “an act of forbearance?”

Answer 9

Dunlop v Selfridge

Question 10

Rules of consideration: What is the case for consideration need not be adequate, but sufficient?

Answer 10

Chappell v Nestle

Question 11

Rules of consideration: What’s the case for past consideration is not good consideration for a new contract?

Answer 11

Re Mcardle

Question 12

Rules of consideration: What’s the case for part payment of debt is not good consideration for the full amount?

Answer 12

Foakes v Beer

Question 13

Rules of consideration: What’s the case for performance of a pre-existing duty is not good consideration for a new contract?

Answer 13

Stilk v Myrick

Question 14

Rules of consideration: What’s the case for consideration must move from the promisee?

Answer 14

Tweddle v Atkinson

Question 15

Types of inv to treat: What is the case for goods on display?

Answer 15

Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots Cash Chemists

Question 16

Types of inv to treat: What’s the case for adverts?

Answer 16

Fisher v Bell

Question 17

Types of inv to treat: What’s the case for auctions?

Answer 17

British Car Auctions v Wright

Question 18

Intention to create legal relations: What’s the case for it must be proven if B2B relationships do not have the intent to be legally bound?

Answer 18

Jones v Vernon Pools

Question 19

Intention to create legal relations: What’s the case for intention being assumed due to the B2B relationship?

Answer 19

Merritt v Merritt

Question 20

Intention to create legal relations: What’s the case for no intention being assumed due to the social (F2F) relationship?

Answer 20

Balfour v Balfour

Question 21

Hybrid arrangements: What’s the case for free gifts being legally binding if company promises it as part of the contract?

Answer 21

Esso Petroleum v Commissioners of Customs and Excise

Question 22

Hybrid arrangements: What’s the case for prizes being legally binding if it was stated as a reward for a competition?

Answer 22

McGown v Radio Buxton

Question 23

Terms of a contract: What’s the case for conditions?

Answer 23

Poussard v Spiers and Pond

Question 24

Terms of a contract: What’s the case for warranties?

Answer 24

Bettini v Gye

Question 25

Terms of a contract: What's the case for innominate terms?

Answer 25

Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha LTD

Question 26

Implied terms: What's the case for S10 Consumer Rights Act - Consumer Relies on Provider's Judgement?

Answer 26

Baldry v Marshall

Question 27

Implied terms: What's the case for S11 Consumer Rights Act - If sold by sample, the good must match this sample?

Answer 27

Re Moore and Co and Landauer and Co

Question 28

Vitiating factors: What is the case for misrepresentation - a false statement?

Answer 28

Spice Girls v Aprilia World Servicw

Question 29

Vitiating factors: What is the case for misrepresentation - must induce party to enter the contract?

Answer 29

Redgrave v Hurd

Question 30

Vitiating factors: What is the case for economic duress definition?

Answer 30

The Universe Sentinel

Question 31

Vitiating factors: What is the case for economic duress elements?

Answer 31

Atlas v Kafco

Question 32

Economic duress element: What is the case for pressure must be illegitimate?

Answer 32

Pao On v Liau Yiu Long

Question 33

Discharge of a contract: What is the case for performance must be complete and exact?

Answer 33

Cutter v Powell

Question 34

Exceptions to performance: What is the case for acceptance of part performance?

Answer 34

Sumpter v Hedges

Question 35

Frustration- Impossibility of performance: What's the case for subject matter destroyed?

Answer 35

Taylor v Caldwell

Question 36

Frustration- Impossibility of performance: What is the case for subject matter unavailable?

Answer 36

Morgan v Manser

Question 37

Frustration- Impossibility of performance: Whats the case for one party is ill/dies?

Answer 37

Condor v Baron

Question 38

Frustration: What is the case for contract becomes illegal to perform?

Answer 38

Metropolitan Water Board v Dick Kerr

Question 39

What is the case for frustration does not apply if it is self induced?

Answer 39

The Eugenia

Question 40

What is the case for frustration does not apply if the contract only became less profitable?

Answer 40

Davis Contractors LTD v Fareham Urban District Council

Question 41

What is the case for frustration does not apply if the event was foreseeable/pre-discussed?

Answer 41

Amalgamated Investment and Property Co LTD v John Walter

Question 42

Types of loss receiving legal remedy: What is the case for reliance loss?

Answer 42

Anglia TV v Reed

Question 43

Forms of legal remedies: What is the case for speculative damages?

Answer 43

Caplin v Hicks

Question 44

Equitable remedies: What is the case for rescission?

Answer 44

Clarke v Dickson

Question 45

Equitable remedies: What is the case for specific performance?

Answer 45

Page one Records v Britton

Question 46

What is the case for causation and remoteness of damage?

Answer 46

Hadley v Baxendale