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A Level Law (Contract) Assignment 1 - Offer and Acceptance

Task

You will be set one of the following questions:

 

1. Critically consider the importance of making a valid offer in forming a contract.

(Q2 June 2001)

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2. Consider how the method of communicating acceptance of an offer may affect its validity.

(Q1 June 2000)

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3. Sprinters displays a poster in its shop window advertising a sale and stating that sports goods will be sold at 'rock bottom prices' during the summer holiday period. Tom sees the poster and buys a new tennis racquet. He is annoyed, however, to see an identical racquet at a lower price in another shop later that day and returns to Sprinters requesting a refund.

Sprinters also advertises a special sale on Saturday in which the first 30 customers may purchase any item at half price. Ursula queues early on Saturday and is customer number 28. She selects an exercise cycle, but is told by the cashier that she will have to pay the full price as the manager has just decided to end the promotion.

Meanwhile, Sprinters has become so busy that Vanda, a sales assistant who normally finishes work at 1 o'clock, is asked to stay until 5 o'clock. When she is leaving at the end of the day the manager of Sprinters promises to pay her a £20 bonus 'for being so very helpful'. However, when she receives her pay cheque it is only for the normal amount.

Advise Sprinters of any liability to Tom, Ursula and Vanda.

(Q6 June 1999 - involves other topics)

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4. Critically evaluate the ways in which the termination of an offer may take place.

(Q4 June 1998)

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5. Critically assess the methods by which an offer may be accepted.

(Q3 June 1997)

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6. Whilst on holiday at the seaside Juliet loses several pieces of jewellery. She places a notice in the village shop window, and also puts an advertisement in the local newspaper, saying that she will give a reward to anyone finding and returning any of the specified items of jewellery.

Kevin, who is staying at the same hotel as Juliet, finds a necklace on the beach. He takes it back to the hotel receptionist, who informs Kevin that it probably belongs to Juliet. Kevin gives the necklace to Juliet, but is rather annoyed a few days later to find that a reward was available for the jewellery, and feels that he should have received something.

Lester, a beach patrol officer, finds a ring on the beach whilst on duty. On the way home he notices the advertisement, so calls at Julie's hotel to deliver the ring. Juliet thanks Lester for doing his job so efficiently and closes the door.

A few days later, Michael, the owner of the village shop, finds another of Juliet's rings on the beach. He remembers the notice in the shop window, but knows that it has now been removed. Nevertheless he returns the ring to Juliet, expecting a reward, but Juliet tells him that the removal of her notice has ended the arrangement.

Penny is riding her bicycle along the sea front when she finds Juliet's bracelet. She has seen the advertisement in the local newspaper, and so intends to return the bracelet to claim the reward. At home Penny's sister tells her that the notice is no longer in the shop window, but Penny returns the bracelet anyway.

Advise Juliet as to whether she is obliged by contract to pay the reward money to Kevin, Lester, Michael or Penny.

(Q9 June 1996)

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7. Critically examine the ways in which an offer may be terminated.

(Q2 June 1995)

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8. Has the law on acceptance developed satisfactorily to deal with modern means of communication?

(Q4 June 1994)

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9. Critically explain, using examples to illustrate your answer, what is meant by 'an offer'.

(Q6 June 1993)

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10. At 9.00 a.m. on Monday 13 August, Maurice, a car dealer, sends a telex to Austin offering to sell him a rare vintage car for £50,000. Austin receives the telex at 9.15 a.m. and telexes his acceptance at 1.00 p.m. Austin is aware that Maurice's office is closed for lunch between 1.00 and 2.00 p.m. On his return to the office, Maurice does not bother to check whether he has received a telex from Austin and at 2.30 p.m. receives an offer for the car from Ford, which he accepts. At 4.00 p.m. Austin hears from another car dealer that Maurice has sold the car to Ford. He is advised that it will cost him an additional £2,000 to buy a similar car and he immediately sends Maurice another telex demanding that the original car is sold to him. Maurice receives this telex at 5.00 p.m. at the same time as he reads the acceptance telex.

Advise Austin of his legal position and what remedies, if any, are available to him.

(Q10 June 1992)

 

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