Law Of Contract

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Contract

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An agreement that the law will recognise and enforce

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Offer

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A statement of proposition intended to form part of a contract which can be accepted or rejected

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Invitation to treat

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A statement or negotiation which is not an offer

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Party

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A person who is part of the contract

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Consideration

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Each party to a contract gives something of value to the other

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Breach of contract

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Where a contract is broken

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Anticipatory breach

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One party claims the contract is broken before it's due to be performed

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Pharmaceutical society V boots the chemists

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Goods on shelves are invitations to treat

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Fisher v Bell

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Window displays are invitations to treat

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Partridge v Crittenden

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Advertisements are invitations to treat

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Harvey v Facey

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Statements of price are invitations to treat

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Gibson v Manchester City Council

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Schemes to buy council houses are invitations to treat

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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co

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Unilateral offer to the world

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Biggs v Boyd Gibbons

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Terms were clear so statement of price was an offer

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Chapelton v Barry UDC

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Offer because all party needed to do was sit down

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Taylor v Laird

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Offer must be communicated to the offeree

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Inland Revenue v Fry

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Offeree must know of the offer

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Ending an offer

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Acceptance

Rejection

Withdrawal

Counter-offer

Lapse of time

Death

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Ramsgate hotel

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Lapse of time

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Hyde v Wrench

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Counter- offer

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Routledge v Grant

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Withdrawal

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Stevenson v McLean

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Rejection

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Communication of acceptance

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Positive conduct required

Acceptance when letter posted

Acceptance by telephone when message received

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Chapelton v Barry UDC

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Offer because all party needed to do was sit down

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Executory consideration

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Promises yet to be performed

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Consideration must:

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Have some value (but need not be equal)

Not be in the past

Move from the promise

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Social and domestic agreements:

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Jones v Padavatton

Balfour v Balfour

Merritt v Merritt

Simpkins v Pays

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Business and Commercial Agreements

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Jones v Vernon Pools

McGowan v Radio Buxton

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Actual breach

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Poor performance of contract

Or

Non-performance

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Anticipatory breach

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One party states or shows by conduct that there will not be performance of the contract (breach occurs before performance due)

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Breach of warranty

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Beach of a minor term that doesn't go to the root of the contract

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Breach of condition

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Breach of an important terms that is fundamental to the contract

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Anticipatory breach cases:

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Hochester v De La Tour

Avery v Bowden

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Breach of Warranty case:

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Bettini v Gye

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Taylor v Laird

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Offer must be communicated to the offeree

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Breach of condition case:

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Poussarrd v Spiers

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Inland Revenue v Fry

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Offeree must know of the offer

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Ending an offer

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Acceptance

Rejection

Withdrawal

Counter-offer

Lapse of time

Death

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Ramsgate hotel

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Lapse of time

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Hyde v Wrench

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Counter- offer

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Routledge v Grant

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Withdrawal

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Stevenson v McLean

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Rejection

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Communication of acceptance

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Positive conduct required

Acceptance when letter posted

Acceptance by telephone when message received

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Executed consideration

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Promises have been carried out