Offer

• What is an offer?

  a proposal showing a willingness to contract on firm and definite terms
• A case showing an offer must be made in definite terms?

  Gibson v Manchester City council
• What is an invitation to treat?

  An indication that one person is willing to negotiate a contract but not yet willing to make an offer
• A case showing an advert is an invitation to treat?

  Partridge v crittenden
• What is a unilateral contract?


  An agreement to pay in exchange for performance

  No obligation to perform the act
• What is a bilateral contract?

  Requires both the offeror and offeree to do something

  Both parties have obligations
• A case example of a unilateral offer?

  Carlill V carbolic smoke ball
• A case example of goods in a shop window?

  Fisher v Bell
• A case example of an invitation to treat?

  British car Auctions v Wright
• A case example to show a request for information?

  Harvey v Facey
• What does Taylor v Laid say?


  An offer can only be accepted while it is open
• What does is mean when an offer ends by revocation?


  An offer can be withdrawn at any time before acceptance
• A case example for revocation?


  Routledge v Grant
• What does it mean when an offer ends by rejection?

  If the offeree rejects the offer they can’t choose to accept the same offer again later on
• A case example for rejection of a contract?


  Hyde v Wrench
• What does it mean when an offer ends from a lapse of time?

  An offer can come to an end when time has passed. As soon as a time period expires the offer can no longer be accepted
• A case example showing an offer ending by lapse of time?

  Ramsgate victoria hotel
• What does it mean when an offer ends by death?

  If the offeree dies then the offer ends
• What does it mean when an offer ends by acceptance?


  Once an offer has been accepted there is an agreement