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6. Errington v Errington

  • withdrawal can be made after an acceptable lapse of time
  • Unilateral offer cannot be withdrawn during performance
  • withdrawal must be communicated
  • communication can be made by reliable 3rd party

7. Lampleigh v Braithwaite

  • performing existing duty is not good consideration
  • exception where past consideration is a precursor to the full consideration
  • argument between sufficiency and adequacy confirmed that that consideration only needs to be sufficient
  • consideration need not be adequate but must be sufficient

8. Thomas v Thomas

  • consideration need not be adequate but must be sufficient
  • some interest, right or profit benefiting one party and some forbearance, detriment or loss or responsibility to the other party.
  • no consideration for part payment of a debt
  • argument between sufficiency and adequacy confirmed that that consideration only needs to be sufficient

9. Re Mcardle

  • Consideration must not be past
  • consideration must move prom the promisee
  • exception where past consideration is a precursor to the full consideration
  • consideration need not be adequate but must be sufficient

10. Balfour v balfour

  • no intention to create legal relations between family members
  • where parties are not related to each other the courts are more likely to find legal relations
  • the courts are reluctant to find intention to create legal relation in a demostic setting
  • there is intention to create legal relations in a commercial agreement.

11. Hyde v wrench

  • acceptance by conduct
  • counter offer destroys original offer
  • the acceptance has no effect until it is communicated to the offeror
  • a request for information is not a counter offer

12. Stilk v myrick

  • performing existing duty is not good consideration
  • sufficient consideration as there was a practical benefit to the promisor and the promiser suggested this in the first place
  • no consideration for part payment of a debt
  • consideration must move prom the promisee

13. Edwards v skyways

  • there is intention to create legal relations in a commercial agreement.
  • the courts are reluctant to find intention to create legal relation in a demostic setting
  • where parties are not related to each other the courts are more likely to find legal relations
  • no intention to create legal relations between family members

14. Stevenson v McLean

  • acceptance by conduct
  • silence does not amount to acceptance
  • a request for information is not a counter offer
  • the acceptance has no effect until it is communicated to the offeror

15. Pinnels case

  • no consideration for part payment of a debt
  • consideration must move prom the promisee
  • performing existing duty is not good consideration
  • consideration need not be adequate but must be sufficient

16. Taylor v laird

  • offer must be communicated
  • withdrawal can be made after an acceptable lapse of time
  • communication can be made by reliable 3rd party
  • Unilateral offer cannot be withdrawn during performance

17. Lens v Devonshire club

  • where parties are not related to each other the courts are more likely to find legal relations
  • the courts are reluctant to find intention to create legal relation in a demostic setting
  • no intention to create legal relations between family members
  • there is intention to create legal relations in a commercial agreement.

18. Entores v miles

  • the acceptance has no effect until it is communicated to the offeror
  • counter offer destroys original offer
  • acceptance by conduct
  • silence does not amount to acceptance

19. Chapel v nestle

  • no consideration for part payment of a debt
  • consideration need not be adequate but must be sufficient
  • argument between sufficiency and adequacy confirmed that that consideration only needs to be sufficient
  • some interest, right or profit benefiting one party and some forbearance, detriment or loss or responsibility to the other party.

20. Byrne v teinhoven

  • withdrawal must be communicated
  • communication can be made by reliable 3rd party
  • Unilateral offer cannot be withdrawn during performance
  • withdrawal can be made after an acceptable lapse of time