This Document covers a wide range of topics which were taught in our contract lecture groups. The level detailed i reduced for revision to be easier. i had achieved a very solid First with marks of 76%, the main topics which were included and should be looked at has to be exemption clause and formi...
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Contract
Offer - willingness to be bound contract on certain terms.
Taylor v Laird 1856 - Ofer must be communicated to tee ofer
Harvey v Facey 1893 - In order to amount to an ofer must be seown teat tee oferor
ead tee intention to be bound
Revocation
An ofer may be revooeed by tee oferor at any time befoore accettance - Routledge v
Grant 1828
Unless someteing eas been trovoided in return to eeet teat ofer oten - Mountford v
Scott 1975
Revoocation can only taee efect ween it is communicated to tee oferee. - Byrne &
Co v Van Tienhoven & Co (1880)
Communication ofo revoocation does not eavoe to be by, or wite tee auteority ofo tee
oferor. Muust be a reliable third party - Dickinson v Dodd’s 1876
Rejection of offer
Imtlied rejection by counter-oferr Hyde v Wrench
Time latse - An ofer may latse afoter a stecifed teriod or on tee occurrence ofo a
stecifed condition;
Unilateral contracts - A tromise in return foor an act. - Carlill v Carbolic Smoke
Ball Co 1893
Bilateral - An exceange ofo tromises between two tarties immediately binding.
Auctions and Tenders
Auctions - S57 (2) Sales of Goods Act 1979:
An ofer ofo a unilateral contract by auctioneer Prromise to accett tee eigeest bid) is
accetted by tee eigeest bidder. - Barry v Davies 2000
Tenders- Tenders are ofers, weice may or may not be accetted. - Spencer v
Harding (1870)
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