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Contract Law And Sale Of A Valid Contract

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Contract Law This scenario raises the question of whether Pierre has entered into a valid contract with any of the Parties outlined below, where there must be: (i) an agreement which is created by a valid offer and a matching acceptance; (ii) an intention to create legal relations; and (iii) a set of promises which are supported by consideration. If all of these exist, Pierre would be in breach of his contract, as a consequence of selling the car to Marya. Natasha The first issue for Pierre is whether Natasha can claim that the advertisement is a valid offer to accept or whether the advertisement is merely an invitation to treat. According to Trietel, “an offer for sale is an expression of willingness to contract on specific terms made with the intention that it shall become binding as soon as it is accepted” . In contrast, where there is evidence that Pierre merely intends to start negotiations, by showing a willingness of inviting offers from other people, he is said to have made an invitation to treat. For instance, in the case of Gibson v Manchester City Council it was held that the words “may be willing to sell” constituted an invitation to treat, since they only demonstrated a willingness to begin negotiations and did not display any contractual intent to be bound. Advertisements are generally invitations to treat and not offers for sale. Thus, in the case of Partridge v Crittenden it was held that an advertisement that was placed in the newspaper selling

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