Contract Law

The advert is simply an invitation to treat like a item displayed in a shop, sounds weird but its true. Sophie has seen the advert and made a offer in which Bob duly accepted so we have a offer/acceptance situation. Note that Bob has mentioned that the products will be dispatched once payment has been accepted which to me means that he has accepted the offer.

I remember doing law for my ACCA in June last year, there were sooooo many cases to remember :(
 
Just decide whether Bob's email has introduced any new terms to the contract, i.e. the payment info. And write a little about the postal rule in relation to the emails. Whether the postal rule applies or the rules relating to instantaneous communication.

You can't really be wrong on these type of questions, just show both sides of the situation, state and apply the law and try to come to a logical conclusion.

They are testing you on your ability to research and apply the law to a practical problem, the answer is not really a major part. In reality the court would decide such an issue, not the lawyers.

Get the contract law nutshells book. It's great for little problems like this and for last minute exam revision.
 
Where's the consideration in this contract btw. Is it Sophie promising to pay £30 on receipt of the 3 bottles of wine or Bob promising to send the 3 bottles of wine on receipt of £30.

I think its the second one. Does it matter if consideration is in the acceptance and not the offer?
 
I got 53% for the coursework, which I think is crap for the amount of work I put in. I need 60% for my summer internship. I averaged 61.5% for the semester so I just made it.

I emailed the lecturer and she basically told me it's been to an external examiner, the marks are the same as last year and you cannot get it remarked.

To top it off she said even though there's no case law for email acceptance in England there is some in Europe. That's very annoying. All semester she told us out right there is no case law for email. I done a lot of googling and all said there is no case law.

Looks like I'm stuck with this mark. I've got law again this semester but that's a 3 hour exam. Damm I hate law. I don't want to be a lawyer I want to be an accountant. It's not like the company is going to ask me if this contract is valid. They'll employ a lawyer :(
 
Kemik said:
I'm doing it for my Accounting degree :)
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I read the OP and thought "accountant doing contract law" :D

I'd agree with the Invitation to Treat, Offer, Acceptance view on this. No consideration has passed and neither party has changed their position.

I'd say she is well within her right to cancel the order.

Oh, and do your own homework! :P:)
 
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