Elements of a contract :1) offer

Question 1

Define ‘offer’

Answer 1

An offer is a proposal or willingness to contract on certain terms (Gibson v Manchester council)

Question 2

Distinguishing offer to ITT- what is usually a ITT?

Answer 2

Goods on display in shops (boots v pharma society)
Advertisements- (pattridge v crittenden) OR (carlil v smoke bal)
Tenders e.g machine (thornton v shoe lane parking)
Auctions

Question 3

Ways an offer can be terminated

Answer 3

-Death of offeror/ee
Lapse of time (ramsgate hotel v montefiore)
-revocation - dickinson v dodds
-counter offer (hyde v wrench)