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PAGE PAGE # Contract Law Notes Contracts ‘ A Page 9Page 9Page 10Offer Page 9 Page 9 Page 10 Bilateral con tracts Un ilateral con tracts Offers to the public at large What is an offer? -Mere puff Supply of in formati on In vitati on to treat Categoriz ing tran sacti ons Advertiseme nts Advertisements in a catalogue or a curricular Advertisements in newspapers or magazines Advertisements appearing on the internet Display of goods -Aucti ons Advertisement of auction Auctions with reserves Auctions without a reserve -Ten deri ng Sta nding offers Opti ons Page 12Page 13 Page 12 Page 13 Termin atio n of an offer An offer may be term in ated by Revocation by the offeror Rejected by the offeree Lapse of time Failure of a condition subject to which the offer was made Death Page 14Page14Page14Acceptance Page 14 Page14 Page14 Requireme nts of accepta nee Accepta nee must corresp ond to offer - Offeree must have kno wledge of and act in relia nee to an offer A coun ter offer is not accepta nee Accepta nee must be unq ualified Mere enquiry does not con stitute accepta nee Notificatio n to the offerer of the fact of accepta nee Method of accepta nee Method of acceptanee stipulated by offer Acceptanee by silenee Accepta nee by eon duct In sta ntan eous commun icatio n: Accepta nee must be com muni cated General rule Meaning of in sta ntan eous com muni cati on Postal accepta nee rule Statement of the rule Policy behind the rule To what com muni cati on does the rule exte nd Where is the rule displaced Revocation of acceptanee prior to receipt Page 16Accepta nee in un ilateral eon tracts Page 16 Accepta nee com monly by eon duct Withdrawal of an offer after accepta nee has comme need Who may accept an offer? Con tract formatio n: time and place - In sta ntan eous com muni cati on -Post Certainty and Completeness Stateme nt of the rule Facets to the prin cipal Ambiguity and un certa in ties In dividual terms Agreeme nts to n egotiate Saving ambiguous, un certa in or meanin gle