Offer^ Flashcards
Offer
proposition from one party to another or group of people to another group or the world
had to be definite in its terms (clear)
Fisher V Bell
items displayed on a shelf was an invitation to treat not an offer
Partridge V Grittenden
adverts are invitation to treat not offers
Unilateral Offer
one sided offer
Carlill V Carbolic Smoke Balls
example of unilateral offer towards whoever decides to accept it
Bilateral Offer
both parties are bound by the offer
Harvey V Facey
a reply to a request for info is not an offer
Thorton V Shoe Lane Parking
a machine can make an offer
How an Offer Can End?
acceptance
revocation
rejection
lapse of time
death
Acceptance
someone accepts it, so it’s not open anymore
Revocation
take the offer back
needs to be communicated to the offeree
can be by conduct
Dickinson V Dodds
can be communicated by a third party
(or by conduct)
Routledge V Grant
revocation is effective, even if the offerer specified period of time they will keep the offer open
Hyde V Wrench
counter offer amounts to a rejection of the previous offer
Lapse of Time
period of time has passed and offer expires
court decides what the period is or the offerer specifies it
can be a period of time where circumstances have changed
