offer + acceptance Flashcards
offer
for a contract to be made there must be an offer followed by a valid unconditional acceptance of the offer. an offer can be defined as a proposal from one person to another to enter into legal relations.
invitation to treat
however an invitation to treat is an invitation for someone to make you an offer. offer cannot accept an offer that has not been communicated to them
termination of offers
an offer may be terminated by a counter offer a counter offer in effect, ends the original offer and becomes an offer in itself making the offeree become the offeror
case of pharmaceutical society of Great Britain
the goods on display was an invitation to treat the contract was formed when the goods were presented at the till
fisher v bell
partridge v crittenden
the advertisement was an invitation to treat
hyde v wrench
the original offer had been superseded by the counter offer