Understanding the concept of contract is the important thing in answering this question.” A contract may be defined as an agreement between two or more parties that is intended to be legally binding”. This answer will highlight the main points to see the differences between an offer and an invitation to treat.” An offer may be defined as a statement of willingness to contract on specified terms made with the intention that‚ if accepted there will arise a binding contract”. On the other side‚ invitation
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In this essay‚ I am going to analyse the rules of offer and acceptance and then come to a conclusion as to how satisfactory I think each of them are and why. In its general sense‚ an offer is an indication or proposal by one person or party (offeror) to another (offeree). It consists of one party promising to do or give something for the other party’s promise to do or give something in return. There must be willingness to contract on certain terms‚ made with the intention that it shall become
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Introduction: Rules of Offer and Acceptance are applied to enforce an agreement by the law. This agreement is the first requisite of any contract of the business. In order to a contract come into being between parties‚ the offer is made by the offeror and the oferee accept that offer. In 21st century‚ there are rapid changes in business trend which create lots of new business model such as e-business and global business. The more business participates‚ the more requirements of Offer and Acceptance Rules to
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has to be distinguished between an advertisement which constitutes an offer or an invitation to treat. An advertisement may be considered an offer if it is clear‚ precise‚ definite and leaves nothing open for negotiation. This was established by Leftkowitz v Great Minneapolis Surplus Store involving a case of the sale of two mink scarves and a stole. The phrase “ £10‚000 for the lot‚ no offers” could be an element of an offer‚ indicating that price is not negotiable. It can also be interpreted
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Contract: enforcing bargains made between parties. Requirements for a valid contract • AGREEMENT between the parties • Requirement of CERTAINTY – terms of the contract/what’s going to happen during the life of the contract • INTENTION to create legal relations (formal agreement where they expect the law to be involved) • CONSIDERATION (giving each other party something of value which underlies promise they are making) AGREEMENT: (bargain negotiated between two parties) Looking at it objectively:
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Offer and acceptance | Contract law | Part of the common law series | Contract formation | Offer and acceptance · Mailbox rule Mirror image rule · Invitation to treat Firm offer · Consideration | Defenses against formation | Lack of capacity Duress · Undue influence Illusory promise · Statute of frauds Non est factum | Contract interpretation | Parol evidence rule Contract of adhesion Integration clause Contra proferentem | Excuses for non-performance | Mistake · Misrepresentation
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FORMATION OF A CONTRACT OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE For a contract to be valid‚ firstly there must be an AGREEMENT between the parties i.e. one party must make an OFFER which is UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED by the other. OFFER What is an offer ? An offer is a promise that the person making the offer (known as the offeror) is prepared to be legally bound upon specified terms – he is making a statement of the terms on which he is prepared to be legally bound‚ for example A
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enforceable agreement. A legally enforceable agreement‚ or a contract‚ can be broken down in to five elements; offer‚ acceptance‚ consideration‚ capacity to contract and intention to create legal relations. In this scenario there doesn’t appear to be an issue with capacity to contract and intention to create legal relations‚ so we can assume that they are both satisfied. The issues concerning this scenario are the concept of an offer‚ acceptance and consideration. When looking at the issues and assessing
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marks) For this case the major issue is whether a valid contract is made between Tina and Yatie‚ and whether the the offer by Yatie was revoked or not. According to (Miller & Jentz‚ 2010) every contract will involve atleast two parties. That is the offeror and the offeree. The offerer is the party who makes the offer‚ and the offeree is the person to whom the offer is made to. OFFER As per (Clarkson‚ Miller‚ Jentz‚ & Cross‚ 2009) an offer is a promise or commitment to do or not to do a
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Introduction Offer and Acceptance Introduction: For a contract to be legally binding there needs to be 4 ingredients: 1. Offer 2. Acceptance 3. Intention to create legal relations 4. Consideration Building on this‚ in order to prove that a contract is legally binding 5 things need to be proven: 1. That an agreement has been reached. This is usually done by demonstrating that one of the parties has made an offer which the other accepted. 2. The agreement has been
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