LLB 120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Objective Test, Greengrocer, Rebuttable Presumption
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Intention to create legal intentions week 8 law of contract a. Elements of a k: agreement = offer + acceptance, consideration. What is (cid:373)ea(cid:374)t b(cid:455) the e(cid:454)pressio(cid:374) (cid:858)rebuttable presu(cid:373)ptio(cid:374)(cid:859) (cid:894)q3(cid:895) A rebuttable presumption is an assumption of fact accepted by the court until disproved. It is an assumption that is made in the law that will stand as a fact unless someone comes forward to contest it and prove otherwise: a legal inference made in certain situations. Question: how does the court determine whether or not the parties have manifested an intention to creqte legal realtions? (q3) The (cid:858)old(cid:859) pre-ermogenous approach the use of (cid:858)presu(cid:373)ptio(cid:374)s(cid:859) Ermogenous: leading case in australia (high court, 2002) Interpretation of this quote not yet clarified: we doubt the utility of using the language of presumptions in this context. At best the use of that language does no more than invite attention to identifying the party who bears the onus of proof (emphasis added) 139.
