商法合同部分考前辅导.ppt

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1、StructureP108-195Whatisacontract?EssentialofacontractRulesofOfferandAcceptanceIllegality,ErrorandMisrepresentationExclusionClausesTerminationofContractBreachofContractLegalCaseAnalysisNameofCase(Title):Whenandwheredidittakeplace?Issue:(pointofargument)Factsofthecase:(beclearandcon

2、cise)Outcome:(giveeachcourtdecisionpriortotheSupremeCourtdecision)CourtDecision–(includethenameoftheJusticethatwrotethemajoritydecision)Youropinion:KeyPoints(1)ThedifferencebetweenanofferandaninvitationtotreatCarlillvCarbolicSmokeballCo[1893]HarveyvFacey[1893]FishervBell[1961]Offe

3、randinvitationtotreatDisplayofgoodsisjustaninvitationtotreat./GoodplacedforsaleatauctionAninvitationtotreatisnotoffer.Yourexpressionofbuyingthegoodsdoesnotconstituteaacceptance,insteadofanoffernormally.Thereforethereisnoacontractuntiltheselleracceptsthebuyer’soffer.KeyPoints(2)The

4、differencebetweenacontractwhichisalegallyenforecebleandallotheragreementswithwhichthecourtshavenoroletoplaywhenthepartiestosuchanagreementhaveadispute.JonesvVernon’sPools[1938]SpellmanvSpellman[1961]FergusonvLittlewoodsPoolsLtd[1997]ObligationsshouldbelegalobligationThecontracttha

5、tisenforcebleshouldhavethreeessentials.Oneofthemisthelegalobligation.Thatmeansthesocialobligationcreatedbysocialagreementcannotbeenforceable.Thepartyhasnolegalremedyagainsttheotherpartywhobreachesasocialagreementduetothenatureofsocialagreement.KeyPoints(4)Therulesgoverninganaccept

6、ancewhichiscommunicatedbyinstantaneousmethodsVerdinBrothersvRobertson[1871]EntoresLtdvMilesFarEasternCorpn[1955]BrinkibonvStahagStahl[1982]Inusinginstantaneousmethodsofcommunication,itisvitalforoffereeeensurethattheacceptacehasbeenproperlyreceivedbytheofferor.KeyPoints(5)Thediffer

7、encebetweenanacceptanceandacounter-offerHydevWrench[1840]Wolf&WolfvForfarPotatoCoLtd[1984]OriginalofferCounteroffer‘acceptanceKeyPoints(7)TheunderstandingofthevarioustypesofmisrepresentationAttwoodvSmall[1838]SmithvChadwick[1884]DerryvPeek[1889]Boyd&ForrestvGlasgow&South-WesternRa

8、ilwayCo[1915]SmithvSim[1954]Hedle