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This has been suggested byOr is he trying to decide academics like Trietel, but
whether he can accept by validity of argument hasn't
seeking to negotiate on the been confermed in cases yet
offer terms? (request for 2) How certain is
further info) the language used
in the response?
However, it is implied that
1) Is the offeree when a person accepting
Courts apply 'last
purporting to accept but the offer makes reference to
shot' principle
at the same time some other term (i.e. term
changing the terms? that would be implied in the
Facts: terms of contract (counter offer) contract) there would be a
including price agreed but only valid acceptance of offer Question is, whose
letter of intent signed which terms form the basis
stated no binding agreement How to distinguish a of the principle?
until the contract was signed counter offer from a
request for further
information? Use of standard form
contracts but generally
Held: SC looking at overall lots of discussion
communications and actions of about terms
the parties - binding contract RTS Flexible Services
intended to be governed by those Ltd v Molkerel Alois Counter offer VS a
terms settled in negotiations Muller Gmbh & Co KG Facts: sellers sent quote price of
request for further Battle of the forms goods, issued on the basis that the
information sellers conditions 'prevail', included
price variation clause. Buyers placed
Requirement for written order, their letter contained conflicting
agreement was superseded terms. At bottom of order form, there
by subsequent events Butler Machine Tool Co was tear off slip expressly subject to
v Ex-Cell-O-Corp buyers terms. Sellers claimed to be
entitled to vary the original price
Trentham Ltd v
Archital Luxfer
Facts: dispute as to whose
standard terms applied to
contract - D's had carried out Held: CA rejected that claim
work but dispute related to on the basis that the sellers
contribution from D's under a Steyn LJ said 4 had expressly accepted the
penalty clause. points are relevant: buyers terms when they
completed and returned the
acknowledgement slip
Held: valid and
binding contract
- clear intention to
enter into a binding
agreement 1) Approach to
contract
formation is 2) In most cases 3) Fact contract is
'objective' coincidence of offer executed - 4) If contract comes into
and acceptance precludes result during or as a result
represents the argument that of performance, it may be
mechanism for there was not possible to hold that
Therefore does not take into contract formation intention to create contract impliedly and
account 'subjective'
legal relations retrospectively covers
expectations and
pre-contractual
unexpressed mental
performance
reservations of the parties This is not always the
case, e.g where the
contract comes into
existence during or as a
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