77 pages of Contract law notes covering: Offer, Acceptance, Certainty and Completeness, Intention to create legal relations, Consideration, Equitable Estopple, Privity, Formalities, Establishing Contractual Terms and Construction of Terms.
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- Unilateral contracts act
- Offers to the public at large in
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What is an offer? nce
- Mere puff to
- Supply of information an
- Invitation to treat offe
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Categorizing transactions
- Advertisements
a) Advertisements in a catalogue or a curricular
b) Advertisements in newspapers or magazines
c) Advertisements appearing on the internet
d) Display of goods
- Auctions
a) Advertisement of auction Page 9
b) Auctions with reserves
c) Auctions without a reserve
- Tendering
- Standing offers
Options
Page 9
Communication of an offer
Termination of an offer
- An offer may be terminated by
a) Revocation by the offeror Page 10
b) Rejected by the offeree
c) Lapse of time
d) Failure of a condition subject to which the offer
was made
e) Death
Acceptance
Requirements of acceptance
Acceptance must correspond to offer
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, Certainty
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Complete
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Statement
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- Fac
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Page14 Ambiguity
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- A counter offer is not acceptance s
- Acceptance must be unqualified - Indi
- Mere enquiry does not constitute acceptance vidu
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Notification to the offerer of the fact of acceptance term
- Method of acceptance s
a) Method of acceptance stipulated by offer - Agr
b) Acceptance by silence eem
c) Acceptance by conduct ents
- Instantaneous communication: Acceptance must be to
communicated neg
a) General rule otiat
b) Meaning of instantaneous communication e
- Postal acceptance rule
a) Statement of the rule Saving
b) Policy behind the rule ambiguous,
c) To what communication does the rule extend uncertain or
d) Where is the rule displaced meaningles
e) Revocation of acceptance prior to receipt s terms
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Acceptance in unilateral contracts k to
- Acceptance commonly by conduct exte
- Withdrawal of an offer after acceptance has commenced rnal
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Who may accept an offer? dard
Contract formation: time and place
- Instantaneous communication
- Post
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, - Link to reasonableness standard
- Severance
- Waiver or removal of certainty
Incomplete agreement Page 22
- Agreement contains mechanism to complete
a) Reference to a third party
b) Discretion retained by contracting party
- Breakdown of mechanism to complete
Saving
incomplete
agreements
- Inco
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- Fail
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, b) Contract provides for parties to agree in the future
c) Contract make provisions for mechanism to
complete
d) Contract provides for payment of a reasonable
price
- Subject to agreements
Subject to finance agreements
a) Satisfactory finance
b) Steps to be taken to obtain finance
Subject to contract
Intention to create legal relations Page 27
Statement of rule Page 27
Domestic and social relationships Page 27
- Presumption
- Rebutting the presumption
a) Husband and wife
b) Separated husband and wife
c) Other family relationships
d) Social relationships
Commercial agreement Page 29
- Presumption
- Rebutting the presumption
Government activities Page 30
- Commercial agreements
- Policy initiatives
Voluntary associations Page 30
Circumstances indicating absence of intent Page 30
- Honour clause
- Promotional puff and free gifts
- Ex gratia payments and without prejudice offers
- Letter of comfort
- Letter of intent and understanding
Consideration Page 32
Nature of consideration Page 32
- Consideration in bilateral contracts
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