Contract: Intention to Create Legal Relations and Privity

Question 1

Intention to Create Legal Relations
Business Agreements

Answer 1

Jones v Vernon Pools

Question 2

Intention to Create Legal Relations
Business or Domestic Agreement?

Answer 2

Sadler v Reynolds

Question 3

Intention to Create Legal Relations
Social and Domestic agreements

Answer 3

Balfour v Balfour
Merritt v Merritt

Question 4

Intention to Create Legal Relations
Social and Domestic agreements
Purpose of Agreement - purely social or legal intent

Answer 4

Jones v Padavatton

Question 5

Intention to Create Legal Relations
Social and Domestic agreements
If money has changed hands, it is more likely to be business

Answer 5

Simpkins v Pays
Wilson v Burnett

Question 6

Intention to Create Legal Relations
Social and Domestic agreements
if parties put financial security at risk, must be intended as a legally binding agreement

Answer 6

Parker v Clarke

Question 7

Privity
A contract creates Rights and Obligations only between the parties involved in the contract

Answer 7

Dunlop Tyres v Selfridge

Question 8

Privity
rule when injustice

Answer 8

Jackson v Horizon Holidays

Question 9

Privity
General expectations, Collateral Contracts

Answer 9

Shanklin Pier v Detel Products

Question 10

Privity
Statutory Exceptions Act

Answer 10

Contracts (Rights of Third Party) Act 1999
s1

Question 11

Privity
Rights of 3rd party
named in contract

Answer 11

Beswick v Beswick