Offer and Acceptance in UK Law

  • Shogun Finance Ltd v Hudson
    • House of Lords
    • 19 November 2003
    ... ... Sellers LJ considered the offer made by the owners of the car was capable of acceptance only by the honest ... ...
  • Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation
    • Court of Appeal
    • 17 May 1955
    ... ... in this case were as follows: 8th September, 1954: Dutch company: "Offer for account our associates Miles Far East Corporation Tokyo up to 100 ... a few minutes ago we note that there is a query on the acceptance of our bid for 100 tons payment in sterling and you are as certaining that ... ...
  • Butler Machine Tool Company Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corporation (England) Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 25 April 1977
    ... ... that we have no alternative but to make it a condition of acceptance of order that goods will be charged at prices ruling upon date of ... seem to me to be this: The quotation of the 23rd May, 1969 was an offer by the sellers to the buyers containing the terms and conditions on the ... ...
  • Apple Corps Ltd v Apple Computer Inc. [ChD]
    • Chancery Division
    • 07 April 2004
    ... ... If correct, that would amount to an offer from Mr Lagod, accepted by Mr Zeffman. Since Mr Zeffman's acceptance was ... ...
  • Tiverton Estates Ltd v Wearwell Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 20 November 1973
    ... ... 26 3. THE "OFFER CASES" REQUIRING ONLY THE TERMS TO BE SET DOWN IN WRITING ... Rossiter (1879) 11 QBD 123) , these decisions — about the acceptance of a written offer — were very necessary to meet the justice of the ... ...
  • Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 18 December 1970
    ... ... In those cases the issue of the ticket was regarded as an offer by the company. If the customer took it and retained it without , his act was regarded as an acceptance of the offer: see Watkins v. Rymill (1833) 10 Q.B.D. at page 188 ; ... ...
  • Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd
    • Supreme Court
    • 16 May 2018
    ... ... parties to choose their own, so long as the essential elements of offer, acceptance and consideration are observed. These matters are as ... ...
  • RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Muller GmbH & Company KG
    • Supreme Court
    • 21 July 2010
    ... ... Thank you for your mail dated 16 February 2005 setting out your offer (number FS04014 - Issue J) to supply the Equipment to Müller ("the ... Please confirm your acceptance of the above by signing below where indicated. This letter of ... ...
  • Vitol S.A. v Norelf Ltd (Santa Clara)
    • House of Lords
    • 20 June 1996
    ... ... was apparent to Vitol constituted sufficient communication of acceptance (see Sinason-Teicher Inter-American Grain Corporation v. Oilcakes and ... While the analogy of offer and acceptance is imperfect it is not without significance that while the ... ...
  • Luxor (Eastbourne) Ltd v Cooper
    • House of Lords
    • 12 December 1940
    ... ... Walter Bentley had asked Mr. Ewbank to get an offer for the purchase of the Luxor and Regal Cinemas, and Mr. Ewbank said he ... a letter enclosing a copy of the offer, asking for a written acceptance and concluding with the following words:— "We take this ... ...
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