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31 Cards in this Set
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Doctrine of Privity |
Tweddle v Atkinson 1861 and Dunlop v Selfridge 1915. |
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Unilateral Offers and who an offer can be made to |
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co 1983 |
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Certainty of Terms ( Offer) |
Hillas v Arcos 1932 |
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Invitation to Treat and the difference from an offer |
Gibson v Manchester City Council 1979 |
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An offer must be communicate to the offeree |
Taylor v Laird 1856 |
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Counter Offer |
Hyde v Wrench 1840 |
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Difference between a Counter Offer and a request for further information |
Stevenson, Jacques Co v McLean 1880 |
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Lapse of Time |
Ramsgate Victoria Hotel v Montefiore 1866 |
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Revocation of an Offer - Must be Communicate |
Payne v Cave 1789 - Must be communicated - Byrne v van Tienhoven 1880 By a reliable third party - Dickinson v Dodds 1876 Unilateral offer - Errington v Errington and Woods 1952 |
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Silence is not acceptance |
Felthouse v Bindley 1862 |
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Offeror can waive the need for acceptance to be communicated |
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co 1892 |
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Postal Rule |
Adam v Lindsell 1818 |
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Exceptions to the Postal Rule |
Instantaneous Communication - Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Coporation 1955 |
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Battle of The Forms |
Butler Machine Tool LTd v Ex-Cell-O Corp |
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Definition of Consideration |
Currie v Misa 1875 and Dunlop v Selfridge 1915 |
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Rules on Consideration |
Consideration must move from the promise - Dunlop v Selfridge Past Consideration - Re Mcardle 1951 Consideration must be Sufficient - Thomas v Thomas Need not Be adequate - Chappell v Nestle 1960 |
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Exception to past consideration |
Doctrine of Implied Assumpsit Lampleigh v Braithwait 1615 |
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Rules regarding Performance of an existing duty not being good consideration |
Existing Public Duty - Collins v Godefroy 1831 Contractual Duty - Hartley v Ponsonby 1857 Contractual Duty to Pay Debts - Pinnels Case 1602 Contractual Duty to A third Party - Scotson v Pegg 1861 |
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Rebuttable Presumptions |
Social - Jones v Padavatton Rebutted in Meritt v Merritt 1970 and Simpkins v Pays 1955 Business - Edmonds v Lawson 2000 |
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Honour Clauses |
Rose and Frank v J R Crompton 1925 |
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Distinguishing between a Representation and Term |
Importance attached to the Statement - Bannerman v White 1861 Reduction into Writing - Birch v Paramount Estates Ltd 1956 Passage of Time between statement and contract - Routledge v mckay 1954 Specialist Skills Oscar - Chess v Williams |
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Incorporation of Terms |
Signature - L'Estrange v Graucob 1934 Notice - Olley v Marlborough Court Hotel 1949 Course of Dealings - Hollier v Rambler Motors 1972 Common Understanding of the Parties - British Crane Hire Corp Ltd v Ipswich Plan Hire 1975 |
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Implied Terms |
Implied by Law - Liverpool City Council v Irwin 1976 The Business Efficacy Test - The Moorcock 1889 Official Bystander Test - Shirlaw v Southern Foundries 1926 Ltd 1939 |
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Condition, Warranties and Innominate Terms |
Condition - Poussard v Spiers and Pond 1876 Warranty - Bettini v Gye 1876 Innominate Term - Hong Kong Fir Shipping v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisah 1962 |
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Misrepresentation Misrepresentation Act 1967 |
Fradulent - Derry v Peek 1889 Negligent - Howard Marine and Dredgin Co Ltd v Ogden and Sons Ltd Innocent |
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Remedies for Misrepresentaton |
Negligent - Royscot Trust v Rogerson 1991 |
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Discharging a Contract by performance |
Acceptance of Partial Performance - Cutter v Powell 1795 Substantial Performance - Hoenig v Isaacs 1952 One Party prevents performance - Planche v Colburn 1831 |
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Frustration and Frustrating Events |
Destruction of Subject Matter - Taylor v Caldwell 1863 Illness or Death - Condor v Barron Knights 1966 Supervening Illegality - Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v Fairborn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd 1943 Event does not take place - Krell v Henry 1903 |
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Damages in a contract |
Robinson v Harman 1848 |
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Requirements for Claiming Damages |
The Loss was not too remote - Hadley v Baxendale 1854 |
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Damages for Non-pecuniary Losses and Pecuniary Losses |
Loss of enjoyment, Inconvieniance, Distress - Jarvis v Swans Tours Ltd 1973 Pecuniary Loss Reliance Loss - Anglia TV v Reed 1972 Expectation Loss - Rexley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth 1996. |