Contract Law

Agreement

Offer + Acceptance

OFFER

accepted by offeree

rejected by offeree

revoked by offeror

unless by deposit

Invitation to treat

Auction

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Price tab

Intention

intend the agreement is legally enforceable

2 presumptions

Social/Domestic context

Not intended

Unless serious financial consequences

Could be rebutted

Business context

Consideration

St legal value exchanged

EX: payment, provision, serious obligation...

must be sufficient

NOT past consideration
Ex: promises happened before contract made

Not prior legal obligation.
Ex: a part of job

Capacity

Lack of intellectual capacity

Minor

Contract of necessities

eneficial contracts of service

Illigality

unenforceable

Crime/Tort

may penalise parties

may invalid contract

Unconscionability

Unfairly take advantage from
the weakness or disadvantage