BTF1010 Study Guide - Salary, Robert Megarry, Income Tax
1 Oct 2013
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Has an offer been made- distinguish offer from invitation to treat (ads, catalogues, auctions, tenders)/ indication of a present intention. (1) Facts: facey owned a property that harvey wanted to buy. Telegraphic transaction was made and harvey sued facey and lost. Harvey only supplied information about the lowest price and did not make an offer. Ratio: supplying information on request is not making an offer and the information supplier is not bound by it. Partridge v crittenden[1968] 2 all er 421 pg-156. Facts: partridge placed an advertisement for bramble finch. Pharmaceutical society of great britain v boots cash chemists (southern) ltd [1953] i qb 401 pg-157. Facts: pharmaceutical society of great britain (psgb) thought that boot cash chemists (bcc) had breached the contract by displaying drugs. The question was when the offer was made. Ratio: a person does not breach the law if he/her makes an invitation to treat. Grainger & sons v gough [1896] ac p. g: 157.
