English Contract Law - choosing an offer
Courts can determine whether a communication is an offer or an invitation to treat based on the words used and the speaker's intention. What standards are used by the courts to determine an offer? The communication must be clear enough and without any additional elements that need to be agreed upon so that the person to whom it is directed can respond "Yes" and create a legally enforceable contract The intention to be bound must be present in the communication's maker, which is the second prerequisite. The words used in the communication are objectively examined by the courts to determine whether such an intention exists. A noteworthy example of such offer is the case of Storer v. Manchester City Council [1974] 1 WLR 1403. If Storer accepted the offer to buy, Manchester City Council sent him an agreement for sale, asking him to sign it and send it back to the council. The offer was deemed to be valid by the court since the language was straightforward and expressed a clear desire to be bound if the offeree signed the document and returned it. English Contract Law –
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