Formation Of Contract: Offer

Question 1

What is and offer?

Answer 1

A statement of the term upon which person making the offer is willing to enter a contract
Can be verbal or written

Question 2

Words of an offer must be

Answer 2

Must be certain
‘might be prepared to’
If uncertain will not be an offer
Gibson v mcc

Question 3

What was held in Gibson v mcc

Answer 3

Mcc hadn’t wasn’t a valid offer, suggesting offer was possible and not definite, mr Gibson hadn’t made a valid offer

Question 4

Who can make an offer?

Answer 4

Anyone can make an offer includes individuals, businesses, or can be made by a notice or a machine

Question 5

What was held in Thornton v shoe lane parking

Answer 5

C accepted term in terms by purchasing a ticket bound by terms, claim unsuccessful.

Question 6

How long does an offer last?

Answer 6

Only accepted whilst it’s open, will be specified in contracts, or courts will have to decide.
Offer open once communicated offeror (Taylor v laird)

Question 7

What was held in Taylor v laird

Answer 7

He was entitled to nothing and no offer was communicated to the employer

Question 8

Courts will look at timing? Why

Answer 8

To still decide if offer is open, Stevenson v McLean was a breach of contract as offer wasn’t effectively revoked