02. Agreement II

Question 1

What are the rules of communication of acceptance?

Answer 1

Cannot be silent (Felthouse v Bindley)
May be communicated by an authorised 3rd party (Powell v Lee)
Possibly can be accepted by conduct (Taylor v Allen)

Question 2

What must a Valid offer be?

Answer 2

Clear,
Certain,
Final,
Communicated to Offeree
and not, Rejected (counter offer), Revoked or Lapsed

Question 3

What are the rules for valid acceptance?

Answer 3

Must be made by the Offeree, be a mirror image of the offer, be communicated, by the prescribed mode.

Question 4

What are the requirements of Acceptance?

Answer 4

Must be a Mirror Image…there cant be anything left to say (Hyde v Wrench), Must be made by Offeree (Boulton v Jones) and in response to an offer (R v Clarke)…The motive is irrelevant (Williams v Cowardine). Acceptance Must be Communicated (Felthouse v Bindley)