NEWSPAPER

ADVERTISME
NTS: Generall
y, public
advertisement
s do not
constitute an
offer, merely
an invitation to
treat
(invitation to
make an offer)
as in Partridge
v Crittenden
(1968), except
in reward
cases where
an
advertisement
is specific as
to what terms REQUEST
must be FOR
fulfilled in INFORMATIO
BI-LATERAL
order to claim N: Is not a
CONTRACT:C
the reward, counter-offer.
ontract
since there If you ask the
between 2
COMMUNICA can be no offeror for
parties where
TION OF contract information/cla
each party
CONTRACT: where an offer rification about
promises to
The parties to is apparently the offer, that
perform an act UNI-LATERAL
a contract vague as in doesn't
in exchange CONTRACT:
must know Gunthing v extinguish the
for another An offer made
what they are Lynn (1831). offer; you're
party's act. in exchange
contracting to still free to
and therefore accept if you for an act, e.g.
the terms can't want. reward for lost
be vague. The property. Case
offeror must Example:
stipulate Carlill v
everything. Carbolic
Case Smoke Ball
Example:
Guthing v Communicatio Company
Lynn 1831 1893.
n of OFFER

WITHDRAWA
L OF OFFER
BEFORE
ACCEPTANC INVITATION OFFER: COMMUNICA
E: An offer TO TREAT: Suggestion TION OF
"inviting an put by 1 TERMS OF
remains open TERMS OF
offer". Case person to OFFER: To be
and can't be COMMUNICA OFFER:The
Example: another made effective, offer
considered TION OF parties to a
Fisher v Bell with the must be
withdrawn WITHDRAWA contract must
1961 intention that it communicated
until the L: The offeror know what
shall become . Someone
offeree has must they are
legally binding can't accept
received it. communicate contracting to
as soon as the an offer with
Case the withdrawal and therefore
other person no knowledge
Example: of the offer to the terms
accepts it. of it. Case
Byrne v Van the offeree. must not be
Example:
Tienhoven Case too
Taylor v Laird
Example: vague.Case
1856.
Byrne v Van Example:
Tienhoven Guthing v
Lynn