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Law of Contract - PVL3702 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2025 - Due 26 August 2025; 100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions. For assistance call or W.h.a.t.s.a.p.p us on ...(.+.2.5.4.7.7.9.5.4.0.1.3.2)........... ASSIGNMENT 01 QUESTION: Shane wants to purchase a limited-edition Porsche motor vehicle which was recently released in Germany. He visits the local Porsche dealership in Johannesburg. The owner of the dealership informs Shane that there is a twelve month waiting period to receive the limited-edition Porsche model, from the date the order is placed, because this model is manufactured and assembled in Germany, and thereafter it will be sent to the Johannesburg dealership in South Africa. Shane signed the ‘Contract of Sale’ document presented by the dealership with its standard terms and conditions, which stipulated a purchase price of R2 Million Rand for this limited-edition Porsche car. In accordance with this offer, Shane was required to pay the full purchase price to the seller (which is ‘Porsche Johannesburg’) within 30 days of him signing the agreement, and after the manager of the dealership requested him to do so, Shane timeously complied with this requirement. Eight months after signing the ‘Contract of Sale’ document, the manager of the dealership informed Shane that with reference to one of the terms in the document, Shane needs to specify if he wants any extras to be included in the car, and he needs to pay for it. Shane specified to the seller that he wanted a sunroof installed which cost him an extra R50 000 and he paid the seller for it, at the time. Shane was then informed by the manager that he should expect to receive the Porsche limited-edition car in Johannesburg, in a few months-time. A few months later the Porsche car arrived in Johannesburg at the dealership. Porsche only manufactured five cars of this limited-edition model globally, so there was great excitement at the dealership when the car arrived in South Africa. Porsche enthusiasts were flying from all over the country to see the car. People were offering more than double the amount Shane paid for the car. This got the owner of the dealership to think whether he could sell the car for a much higher price, as the car had not yet been delivered and registered in Shane’s name. The owner of ‘Porsche Johannesburg’ sought legal advice from his attorney. The attorney scrutinised the ‘Contract of Sale’ document and found that whilst Shane signed it, the seller’s authorised representative did not, even though the document catered for the seller or its representative to sign the document. It seems that with all the excitement when Shane signed the document to purchase this specific Porsche model at the time, subsequently no one realised that the seller’s authorised representative did not sign the document. The seller’s authorised representative admitted that it was an oversight on his part that he did not sign the ‘Contract of Sale’ document, to indicate the seller’s acceptance of Shane’s offer. Shane assumed that the document was signed by all the relevant parties. Shane thereafter received a letter from the seller’s attorney indicating that a valid contract of sale was not concluded between the parties for the sale of the Porsche limited-edition car as the seller’s authorised representative did not sign the ‘Contract of Sale’ document, which according to the attorney meant that the mode of acceptance was not complied with. The letter went further to state that the seller will not be selling the Porsche car to Shane, but the seller will be refunding him the purchase price he paid plus the amount he paid for the sunroof. Shane is furious and he approaches you for legal advice. Formulate a legal opinion for Shane wherein you specifically advise him only about the issues relating to the prescribed mode of acceptance, and if the mode of acceptance was not complied with, whether a valid contract of sale was concluded between the parties. Assume that when Shane signed the ‘Çontract of Sale’ document, it constituted a valid offer, and further assume that the only contentious and relevant issue pertaining to the acceptance, relates to the mode of acceptance. Do not discuss the issue of waiver and do not discuss breach of contract. Also, do not apply the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008. Note the following: - This assignment question carries 10 marks so only focus specifically on the legal issues the question requires you to address. - Your answer must not exceed one typed page or two written pages. This does not include the Bibliography, which should be done on a separate page.

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PVL3702
ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025


UNIQUE NO.
DUE DATE: 26 AUGUST 2025

, Law of Contract

LEGAL OPINION

To: Shane
Re: Validity of the Contract of Sale – Prescribed Mode of Acceptance

You have requested legal advice concerning whether a valid contract of sale was
concluded between yourself and Porsche Johannesburg, given the dealership’s claim
that the contract is void due to non-compliance with the prescribed mode of acceptance,
specifically that the seller's authorised representative did not sign the contract.

Legal Issue

The legal issue to determine is whether the absence of the seller's authorised signature
on the contract document – which contained a designated space for such a signature –
means that the prescribed mode of acceptance was not complied with, and whether
this non-compliance results in no valid contract being formed.

Legal Principles

In South African contract law, where a specific mode of acceptance is prescribed by
the offeror (or evident from the context or terms of the contract), strict compliance with
that mode is generally required for a valid acceptance (see Van Rensburg v Nelson
Mandela Metropolitan Municipality 2008 (2) SA 8 (SE)). However, courts will also
consider the intention of the parties, the conduct of the parties, and whether the
mode of acceptance was truly intended to be exclusive and mandatory (Hutchison &
Pretorius: Law of Contract in South Africa).

Where a contract indicates a signature space for both parties, this may suggest that
both signatures are necessary for acceptance. However, this is not conclusive unless
the contract expressly states that signature by the offeree (in this case, the seller) is
the only valid mode of acceptance (see Goldblatt v Fremantle 1920 AD 123).

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