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acceptance

by modern methods 29

by post 27

of goods 243

of offer 7, 14, 20

accord and satisfaction 59

adequacy of consideration 47

advertisements 11

affirmation 180

agency 136

agreement

in offer and acceptance 2, 5, 7

to discharge a contract 214

answers to questions 290

anticipatory breach of contract

215

auction sales 32

banking cases 157

bargaining power 162, 236

bars to rescission 179

basis of assessment of

damages 226

battle of forms 15

beneficial contract of service 83

bilateral contract 9

breach of contract 215

business efficacy 103

case law 265

capacity 77

caveat emptor 171, 237, 240

certainty of terms 31

change of circumstances 217

collateral contracts

formation 37

implied terms 106

privity issues 137

collective bargaining 74

commendation 167

commercial agreements 71

common mistake 185

communication of acceptance

22

condition 109, 215

consensus ad idem 5

consideration 46

construction of clauses 121

consumer, definition of 123,

127, 236

consumer contract 236

consumer protection 233, 235

contra proferentem rule 121

contract

definition 7

freedom to 3, 10

principles of 1

contractual terms 95, 109

contributory negligence 227

corporation 78

counter offer 14

course of dealing 99, 103

covenant which runs with land

137

criminal law and consumer

protection 248

cross purpose mistake 190

damages 225

assessment of 226

liquidated 225

remoteness of 228

unliquidated 225

death

exemption of liability 123

termination of offer 13

debt, part payment of 56

defective product liability 243

defences to product liability

244

description, sale by 239

Director General of Fair

Trading 127

discharge 209, 212

diplomats and sovereigns,

capacity of 79

display of goods 12

distance trading 39

documents, mistake relating to

195

domestic agreement 67

drunkenness, capacity to

contract 78

duress 149

and undue influence 149

economic 150

duty of care 247

economic duress 150

electronic trading 40

employment contracts

minors 83

restraint of trade 201

equitable estoppel 59

equitable remedies 229

ethical issues 262

European Law 266

exclusion clause 119, 245

exclusion of statute 242

exclusive dealing arrangements

204

exemption clause 119, 245

existing duty 52

fairness 261

fax, acceptance by 30, 39

fiduciary relationship 154, 172

fitness for purpose 241

formation of a contract 5

fraudulent misrepresentation

175

freedom to contract 3, 10, 47,

103, 129, 154

frustration 216

general offer 7

glossary of legal words and

expressions 328

guarantee of minors’ loan 87

honourable pledge clause 71

husband and wife

legal intent 68

undue influence 155

identity, mistake over 191

ignorance of an offer 25

illegality as a vitiating factor

200

implied offer 9

implied terms 102, 237

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