Nature Of A Contract

Question 1

Errington v Errington and Woods

Answer 1

Unilateral contract cannot be revoked once performance has begun.

Question 2

Carlill v The Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd

Answer 2

Bowen LJ: It cannot be said that the statement that £100 would be paid was intended as a mere puff.. It think it was intended to be understood by the public as an offer which was to be acted upon.

Question 3

Butler Machine Tools Co. Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corporation (England) Ltd

Answer 3

Lord Denning: you must view the circumstances as a whole to discover whether there was a contract.