CONTRACT LAW- CASES EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Gibson v. Manchester City Council - ....ANSWER ...-Offers are
distinguished from invitations to treat (ITT)
Fisher v Bell - ....ANSWER ...-Display of goods in shop window is an
invitation to treat
Pharmaceutical Society of GB v. Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd -
....ANSWER ...-Display of goods on shelves in a self-service store is an
invitation to treat, not an offer, and that the contract of sale is formed at the till
when the customer offers to buy and the pharmacist accepts
Partridge v. Crittenden - ....ANSWER ...-Advertisement is an invitation to
treat, not an offer, as a general rule
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd - ....ANSWER ...-A unilateral offer
made to the world can become binding when someone performs the required
conditions, holding that the company's advertisement constituted a valid offer, and
acceptance was completed by performance of using the smoke ball as directed
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,Hyde v. Wrench - ....ANSWER ...-A counter offer terminates the original
offer
Stevenson Jacques v. Maclean - ....ANSWER ...-Request for information is
not a counter offer
Byrne & Co v Leon Van Tienhoven & Co - ....ANSWER ...-Revocation of
an offer must be communicated to be effective, establishing that an offer cannot
be revoked after acceptance has been posted, under the postal rule of acceptance
Dickinson v. Dodds - ....ANSWER ...-An offer can be withdrawn at any
time before acceptance, even if the offeror promised to keep it open, and that
revocation can be communicated by a reliable third party.
Bradbury v Morgan - ....ANSWER ...-A promise to guarantee a debt can still
be enforced even if the principal debtor has died, provided the guarantor was
unaware of the death, affirming that communication and knowledge of
circumstances affect the validity of acceptance
Ramsgate Hotel Co & Montefiore - ....ANSWER ...-An offer lapses after a
reasonable time, holding that failure to accept within such time results in the offer
no longer being open, especially where the subject matter involves fluctuating
value, like shares
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, Blackpool & Fylde District Aero Club v. Blackpool UDC - ....ANSWER ...-
Where a tender process sets out clear procedures, the inviter has a duty to consider
all properly submitted tenders, establishing that a unilateral contract may arise to
consider valid bids fairly and equally
Felthouse v. Bindley - ....ANSWER ...-Silence cannot constitute acceptance,
holding that a contract is not formed unless clear communication of acceptance is
made by the offeree
Robophone Facilities Ltd v. Blank - ....ANSWER ...-A contract requires
both agreement and intention to create legal relations, and that mistaken
assumptions about terms do not invalidate a contract if a binding agreement has
otherwise been reached
Rust v. Abbey Life Assurance Co Ltd - ....ANSWER ...-Acceptance can be
inferred from conduct, establishing that if a party acts in a way that clearly indicates
agreement, even without express acceptance, a binding contract may be formed
Brinkibon v. Stahag Stahl - ....ANSWER ...-Contracts formed by
instantaneous communication, acceptance is effective when and where it is
received, but courts must consider the context to determine the exact time and
place of contract formation
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Gibson v. Manchester City Council - ....ANSWER ...-Offers are
distinguished from invitations to treat (ITT)
Fisher v Bell - ....ANSWER ...-Display of goods in shop window is an
invitation to treat
Pharmaceutical Society of GB v. Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd -
....ANSWER ...-Display of goods on shelves in a self-service store is an
invitation to treat, not an offer, and that the contract of sale is formed at the till
when the customer offers to buy and the pharmacist accepts
Partridge v. Crittenden - ....ANSWER ...-Advertisement is an invitation to
treat, not an offer, as a general rule
Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd - ....ANSWER ...-A unilateral offer
made to the world can become binding when someone performs the required
conditions, holding that the company's advertisement constituted a valid offer, and
acceptance was completed by performance of using the smoke ball as directed
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,Hyde v. Wrench - ....ANSWER ...-A counter offer terminates the original
offer
Stevenson Jacques v. Maclean - ....ANSWER ...-Request for information is
not a counter offer
Byrne & Co v Leon Van Tienhoven & Co - ....ANSWER ...-Revocation of
an offer must be communicated to be effective, establishing that an offer cannot
be revoked after acceptance has been posted, under the postal rule of acceptance
Dickinson v. Dodds - ....ANSWER ...-An offer can be withdrawn at any
time before acceptance, even if the offeror promised to keep it open, and that
revocation can be communicated by a reliable third party.
Bradbury v Morgan - ....ANSWER ...-A promise to guarantee a debt can still
be enforced even if the principal debtor has died, provided the guarantor was
unaware of the death, affirming that communication and knowledge of
circumstances affect the validity of acceptance
Ramsgate Hotel Co & Montefiore - ....ANSWER ...-An offer lapses after a
reasonable time, holding that failure to accept within such time results in the offer
no longer being open, especially where the subject matter involves fluctuating
value, like shares
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, Blackpool & Fylde District Aero Club v. Blackpool UDC - ....ANSWER ...-
Where a tender process sets out clear procedures, the inviter has a duty to consider
all properly submitted tenders, establishing that a unilateral contract may arise to
consider valid bids fairly and equally
Felthouse v. Bindley - ....ANSWER ...-Silence cannot constitute acceptance,
holding that a contract is not formed unless clear communication of acceptance is
made by the offeree
Robophone Facilities Ltd v. Blank - ....ANSWER ...-A contract requires
both agreement and intention to create legal relations, and that mistaken
assumptions about terms do not invalidate a contract if a binding agreement has
otherwise been reached
Rust v. Abbey Life Assurance Co Ltd - ....ANSWER ...-Acceptance can be
inferred from conduct, establishing that if a party acts in a way that clearly indicates
agreement, even without express acceptance, a binding contract may be formed
Brinkibon v. Stahag Stahl - ....ANSWER ...-Contracts formed by
instantaneous communication, acceptance is effective when and where it is
received, but courts must consider the context to determine the exact time and
place of contract formation
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