English Contract Law - The Postal Acceptance Rule
The postal acceptance rule will be in effect if the offeror and offeree's interactions indicate that the offeree may transmit acceptance through the post. According to the postal acceptance rule, the offeree's acceptance takes effect as soon as it is posted and turns into a binding legal agreement. Therefore, the offeror is still subject to the contract that was established when the acceptance was posted even if he never receives the acceptance. There are conditions that must be met in order for such a strong rule to be applicable, including that the letter of acceptance be properly addressed and mailed through a post office or a Royal Mail mailbox. Letters that are presented to the postman or transmitted via a courier service are exempt from the postal acceptance regulation. The postal acceptance rule may be excluded at the parties' discretion, for example, by the offeror stipulating that an acceptance must not be delivered by mail and by identifying an other form of contact.
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