This detailed lecture presentation explains and discusses, in depth, offer and acceptance in the Law of Contract and offers guidance on dealing with problem questions on the topic.

Issues covered include: Identifying an agreement: the ‘two-stage’ approach – offer and acceptance. Offer: Offers distinguished from statements of intention, supplies of information and invitations to treat; counter-offers; lapse of offer; revocation. Acceptance: modes of acceptance; the postal rule; acceptance by email; acceptance of unilateral offers; silence and acceptance. Alternative ways of finding agreement.

Lecturer: Gianni Vuolo

Duration of lecture: 97 minutes

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