Contract Law

Question 1

Bradley v Morgan

Answer 1

Death may end offer

Question 2

Collateral contracts allow third party to enforce promises - privity of contract

Answer 2

Shanklin pier v detel products

Question 3

Recision - remedies

Answer 3

Leaf v international galleries

Question 4

Party’s are prevented from performing obligations

Answer 4

Condor v baton knights

Question 5

Each separate obligation can be singular enforceable

Answer 5

Taylor v Webb

Question 6

Attempts to avoid privity

Answer 6

Port line v Ben line streamers

Question 7

Liquidated damages - remedies

Answer 7

Dunlop pneumatic tyre v motor co

Question 8

Must be brought to attention of offerors

Answer 8

Entores v miles far east

Question 9

Commercial agreements - intention to create legal relations

Answer 9

Edwards v skyways

Question 10

Illegitimate pressure - economic duress

Answer 10

Atlas express v kafco

Question 11

Inonimate term Decided by courts

Answer 11

Grand china logistics v spar shipping

Question 12

Grand china logistics v spar shipping

Answer 12

Brogden v metropolitan railway

Question 13

Negligent misrep

Answer 13

Howard marine v Ogden

Question 14

Anticipatory breach

Answer 14

HocHester v de la tour

Question 15

If performance is illegal contract becomes frustrated

Answer 15

Metropolitan water board v dick Kerr

Question 16

Damages available based on what would have been foreseen by reasonable party - rules and theory

Answer 16

Wellesly partners v withers

Question 17

Breach is sufficient to allow repudiation of contract

Answer 17

Hong Kong fir case

Question 18

Must be identifiablepromise or commitment made - intention to create legal relations

Answer 18

Kleinwort benson v Malaysian mining

Question 19

Freedom of contract - rules and theory

Answer 19

Prime sight v laverello

Question 20

Acceptance of part performance, payment can be enforceable

Answer 20

Sumpter v hedges

Question 21

Specific performance - remedies

Answer 21

Dyster v Randall and sons

Question 22

contract is not discharged until all obligations are performed

Answer 22

Cutter v Powell

Question 23

Subject matter is unavailable

Answer 23

Morgan v manser

Question 24

Breach of condition gives injured party right to reject

Answer 24

Poussard v spiers and pond

Question 25

Central purpose of contract destroyed by event

Answer 25

Krell v Henry

Question 26

Contract ends if subject matter is destroyed

Answer 26

Taylor v Caldwell

Question 27

Coercion of will - economic duress

Answer 27

Pao on v lau yin Lang

Question 28

Duration of offer ends if offer is revoked before acceptance

Answer 28

Dickson v Dodds

Question 29

Party goes beyond existing duty - consideration

Answer 29

Williams v roffey

Question 30

Both parties must be certain on what their agreeing - rules and theory

Answer 30

Guthing v Lyon

Question 31

Lapse of time may result in end of offer

Answer 31

Ramsgate hotel v montefire

Question 32

Unaware they have done conduct to accept

Answer 32

Gibbons v proctor

Question 33

Not party to contract - privity of contract

Answer 33

Beswick v beswick

Question 34

Past consideration is not consideration

Answer 34

Roscorla v Thomas

Question 35

Counter offer is deemed end of contract

Answer 35

Hyde v wrench

Question 36

Offer made through advertisement

Answer 36

Car hill v carbolic smokeball co

Question 37

Fraudulent misrep

Answer 37

Derry v peek

Question 38

Postal rule applies on date when posted

Answer 38

Adams v lindsell

Question 39

Silence is not acceptance

Answer 39

Felthouse v bindley

Question 40

Third party cannot be imposed unless given consent - privity of contact

Answer 40

Tweddle v Atkinson

Question 41

Consideration must be sufficient something of value in return

Answer 41

Thomas v Thomas

Question 42

Offer is at end if it’s rejected

Answer 42

Hyde v wrench

Question 43

Invitation to treat is not an offer

Answer 43

Fisher v bell

Question 44

Relation in place of couple split up - intention to create legal relations

Answer 44

Merit v Merritt

Question 45

Social and domestic situations not deemed as legal relations - intention to create legal relations

Answer 45

Balfour v Balfour

Question 46

Person is bound whatever true intention may be - rules and theory

Answer 46

Smith v hughes