Agreement (Offer and Acceptance) (AQA A-Level Law): Flashcards

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Agreement (Offer and Acceptance)
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Elements for valid contract

Valid offer + valid, unconditional acceptance

Definition of 'offer'

Willingness to contract on terms, binding upon acceptance

What is 'invitation to treat'?

Invitation to make offers (preliminary negotiation stage)

Pharmaceutical Society v Boots - shop displays are?

Invitations to treat; contract forms at till

Partridge v Crittenden - status of advertisements

Invitations to treat, not offers

Effect of counter-offer on original offer

Terminates it; original offer can't be accepted later

Three requirements for valid acceptance

Mirror offer, be unconditional, be communicated

Battle of the forms - which terms apply?

'Last shot wins' - last terms submitted before performance

Postal rule for acceptance

Effective when posted, not when received

Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball - offer type

Unilateral offer accepted by performance

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