Offer

Question 1

what is an offer

Answer 1

a proposition from one party to another or from a group of people to another group or to the entire world
- has to be definite in its terms
- needs to be clear on what is included in this gareement

Question 2

fisher v bell

Answer 2

items displayed on a shop shelf or on display are not an offer but an invitation to treat

Question 3

partridge v crittenden

Answer 3

advert in a newspaper was not an offer but an invitation to treat

Question 4

what is a unilateral offer

Answer 4

one sided offer e.g. if you collect five stamps you get £500

Question 5

Carlill v Carbolic smoke ball

Answer 5

example of unilateral offer towards whoever decides to accept it

Question 6

what is a bilateral offer

Answer 6

both are bound to the offer

Question 7

harvey v facey

Answer 7

• distinguish between an offer and request for information
• a reply to a request for information is not an offer

Question 8

thornton v shoe lane parking

Answer 8

• who can make an offer (a machine can make an offer)
• were the terms available at the terms of the offer

Question 9

how can an offer end

Answer 9

• acceptance
• revocation(must be communicated)
• rejection
• laps of time
• death

Question 10

dickinson v dodds

Answer 10

revocation
- can be communicated by a third party
communication via conduct

Question 11

routledge v grant

Answer 11

revocation
- specify how long the offer will be open for (can still be revoked prior to the deadline)

Question 12

hyde v wrench

Answer 12

rejection
- the counteroffer amounts to a rejection of the original offer

Question 13

ramsgate victoria hotel

Answer 13

laps of time
- offered for sale shares in their business in June and the in October the claimant wanted to buy the shares, but circumstances have changed, as they are worth more, so court rules there was a laps of time