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What are the cumulative requirements for a contract to exist?
What are the cumulative requirements for a contract to exist?
- An offer, a promise, and a mutual exchange of value
- An offer, an intention to create legal relations, and a consideration
- An agreement, a consideration, and an intention to create legal relations (correct)
- A promise, an intention to create legal relations, and a mutual exchange of value
To whom can an offer be addressed?
To whom can an offer be addressed?
- Only a single person
- Neither a single person nor a group of people
- Either a single person or a group of people (correct)
- Only a group of people
What is required for a contract to be formed after a valid offer has been made?
What is required for a contract to be formed after a valid offer has been made?
- Written acceptance
- Conditional acceptance
- Unconditional acceptance (correct)
- Verbal acceptance
What is the outcome if the elements of a contract are not present?
What is the outcome if the elements of a contract are not present?
What must be present in addition to a valid communication of the offer and acceptance?
What must be present in addition to a valid communication of the offer and acceptance?
What is the term used to describe the situation where both parties exchange their standard terms of contract, which often leads to a discrepancy?
What is the term used to describe the situation where both parties exchange their standard terms of contract, which often leads to a discrepancy?
What is the exception to the general rule of communication of acceptance, where the offeror waives the requirement of communication?
What is the exception to the general rule of communication of acceptance, where the offeror waives the requirement of communication?
What type of contract is formed when one party makes an offer to pay another if that party performs some act or refrains from some act, without requiring a promise in return?
What type of contract is formed when one party makes an offer to pay another if that party performs some act or refrains from some act, without requiring a promise in return?
What is the general rule for an acceptance to be valid in contract law?
What is the general rule for an acceptance to be valid in contract law?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a valid acceptance in contract law?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a valid acceptance in contract law?
What is the general rule regarding the effectiveness of acceptance in contract formation?
What is the general rule regarding the effectiveness of acceptance in contract formation?
What is the main reason why silence cannot be relied upon as acceptance in contract formation?
What is the main reason why silence cannot be relied upon as acceptance in contract formation?
According to the Felthouse v Bindley case, what is the implication of saying that silence cannot amount to acceptance?
According to the Felthouse v Bindley case, what is the implication of saying that silence cannot amount to acceptance?
In which case did the court hold that a particular relationship was not capable of contractual analysis?
In which case did the court hold that a particular relationship was not capable of contractual analysis?
What happens if a lecturer tells their contract class that they will assume all students want to buy a copy of their book unless they say not in the next five seconds?
What happens if a lecturer tells their contract class that they will assume all students want to buy a copy of their book unless they say not in the next five seconds?
What is the key issue in the Study Task 5 scenario?
What is the key issue in the Study Task 5 scenario?
What is the exception to the traditional contractual analysis, as highlighted in The Eurymedon case?
What is the exception to the traditional contractual analysis, as highlighted in The Eurymedon case?
What is the underlying policy behind the rule that silence cannot constitute acceptance?
What is the underlying policy behind the rule that silence cannot constitute acceptance?
In which type of contract is an obligation to pay something to the party who conferred a benefit, regardless of contract existence?
In which type of contract is an obligation to pay something to the party who conferred a benefit, regardless of contract existence?
What is the significance of the BSC v Cleveland Steel case in contract law?
What is the significance of the BSC v Cleveland Steel case in contract law?
What is the essential condition for the formation of a valid contract?
What is the essential condition for the formation of a valid contract?
What was the ruling in the case of R v Clark?
What was the ruling in the case of R v Clark?
What is the result when two identical offers are sent simultaneously by A to B and from B to A?
What is the result when two identical offers are sent simultaneously by A to B and from B to A?
Why is knowledge of the offer necessary for a valid contract?
Why is knowledge of the offer necessary for a valid contract?
What was the exception to the general rule in the case of Gibbons v Proctor?
What was the exception to the general rule in the case of Gibbons v Proctor?
What is the likely approach to acceptance in internet sales contracts?
What is the likely approach to acceptance in internet sales contracts?
What is the current state of English contract law regarding instantaneous communication?
What is the current state of English contract law regarding instantaneous communication?
Why may email communication not be entirely instantaneous?
Why may email communication not be entirely instantaneous?
What is the significance of the case of Athena Brands Ltd v Superdrug Stores plc?
What is the significance of the case of Athena Brands Ltd v Superdrug Stores plc?
What is the implication of the Singapore decision of Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall Pte Ltd?
What is the implication of the Singapore decision of Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall Pte Ltd?
What is the consequence of Alice's stipulation that the offer is open for one week?
What is the consequence of Alice's stipulation that the offer is open for one week?
What type of contract is formed when one party makes an offer to pay another if that party performs some act or refrains from some act, without requiring a promise in return?
What type of contract is formed when one party makes an offer to pay another if that party performs some act or refrains from some act, without requiring a promise in return?
What is the effect of Bill posting a reply to Alice's offer?
What is the effect of Bill posting a reply to Alice's offer?
What is the importance of examining the criteria in Gibson v Manchester City Council and Storer v Manchester City Council?
What is the importance of examining the criteria in Gibson v Manchester City Council and Storer v Manchester City Council?
What is the consequence of Bill changing his mind after posting a reply?
What is the consequence of Bill changing his mind after posting a reply?
Is an acceptance valid if the acceptor remains silent?
Is an acceptance valid if the acceptor remains silent?
What is the postal rule exception?
What is the postal rule exception?
What is determinative in a communication of acceptance?
What is determinative in a communication of acceptance?
Can a contract be formed through a message left on an answering machine?
Can a contract be formed through a message left on an answering machine?
What is the main issue in determining whether a contract has been formed?
What is the main issue in determining whether a contract has been formed?
