UNIT 2: OFFER TUTORIAL SHEET 2 1. What is an offer? 2. Explain the two (2) types of offer? 3. Distinguish between an offer and an invitation to treat. 4. What types of communication do not constitute an offer? 5. Explain each type of communication identified in (4) above. 6. When is an offer effective? 7. Explain the difference between a counter- offer and request for information. 8. Explain whether each of the following is a bilateral offer‚ unilateral offer or not an
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whether a valid contract was formed and who it was formed with. As Rick’s girlfriend didn’t buy the laptop and is under the age of 18 she wouldn’t be able to return the laptop as there has been no contract formed with her. However we can assume that her boyfriend is over the age of 18 and as he bought the laptop this means the contract was formed with Rick instead of Rick’s girlfriend. The type of contract that was formed with Rick was a standard form contract this is a type of a contract is a legally
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negligent otherwise the accident would not have happen. In the common law of negligence‚ the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur (Latin: the thing speaks for itself) states that the elements of duty of care and breach can be sometimes inferred from the very nature of the accident‚ even without direct evidence of how any defendant behaved. Where all that the Plaintiff can show is that he suffered injury. To deal with such difficult case where she does not know how the damage was caused‚ he could apply the
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UCC Team Boys and a Chick Law/421 11/3/12 Mr. Marmo Uniform Commercial Codes 1) Does article 2 of the UCC apply to the contracts between Grocery Inc and their vendors? Yes. In the scenario Grocery Inc is in contract with multiple vendors‚ both private (individual) and corporate vendors. Article 2 covers the sale of goods. Goods meaning that they can be moved during the time of purchase such as food products (Lawinfo.com‚ 2012). The UCC does not cover services like a membership
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into an employment contract with a company as an accounting assistant. The working hours are 8am to 9pm daily except for Sundays and Public Holidays. The pay is $2100 per month. The market rate for a similar job is $3700 and employees in similar jobs in other companies work generally only from 8 am to 6 pm. After working for two months Naeve Soh feels all this is very unfair and wants to challenge it. (a) Assuming there is no statute prohibiting this (which is indeed the case)‚ can she challenge
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Contract law – contract formation Figure 1: Elements required for a contract to be recognised by law Using Figure 1 above‚ and your knowledge of the elements required for contract formation‚ consider whether a contract recognised by law has been made in each of the scenarios below. Scenario IS THERE A contract? James is selling his car for $5000. Lucy comes to look at it‚ and says that she loves it‚ but that she only has $4800 to spend. James says he will accept $4800‚ as long as Lucy
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Procurement Law Overview‚ Part Two Procurement and Contract Law Procurement Law Overview‚ Part Two Payments under Fixed-Price Construction Contract clause permits the government to partially compensate contractors for supply and services which have been accepted by the Government‚ as long as the contractor demand it and the sum is no less than $1‚000 or 50% of the full contract amount. These interim payments diminish the contractor needs to finance expenses to fulfill the contract. As permitted
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is unless its substance proved otherwise. Secondly‚ the supply of information about two pricing structures is akin to a mere quotation of price‚ like that seen in Harvey v Facey.3 However‚ a relevant issue that arises in distinguishing the present case is whether an inquiry was made. It is not unreasonable to assume that following or during the April ‘suggestion’ conversation‚ C had made an inquiry in to the details of the ‘differential pricing’. If evidence suggested that E gave the document on
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The Law‚ Contracts and Me Laws are made by legislatures and judges‚ although there is no universally accepted definition for law‚ one definition states that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior. [Lord Lloyd of Hampstead. Introduction to Jurisprudence. Third Edition. Stevens & Sons. London. 1972. Second Impression. 1975. Page 39.] In a society‚ rules and regulations exist in order to control peace and order‚ without these rules
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Case Jonathan‚ a moneylender makes a loan of $1‚000 to Sheba on Sheba’s representation that she is 19 years old. Sheba is in fact 17 years old. She enrolled for diploma course with a private college for $500‚ spent $200 on a holiday‚ and the balance of $300 on a mini hi-fi set. She now refuses to pay Jonathan. In this case‚ we are acting for Jonathan (plaintiff). Jonathan sues Sheba (defendant) because of free consent and capacity. Free consent that we talk is about misrepresentation whereas capacity
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