Ready Mixed Concrete v Minister of Pensions 1968: who is an employee?
Areas of applicable law: Tort law – Vicarious liability - Employment law. Main arguments in this case: Who is an employee and who is a self-employed person? The Ready Mixed…
Felthouse v Bindley (1863): Silence cannot be acceptance.
Areas of applicable law: Contract law – Offer - Acceptance Main arguments in this case: Acceptance has to be clearly communicated as silence cannot amount to acceptance. In contract law…
Stevenson Jacques Co v McLean (1880): Enquiry vs counter offer.
Areas of applicable law: Contract law – Offer – Counter offer: Main arguments in this case: Request for information is not a counter offer. In contract law an original offer…
Byrne v Van Tienhoven (1880): withdrawal of an offer
Areas of applicable law: Contract law – Offer - Revocation of an offer Main arguments in this case: When can an offer be withdrawn? In contract law an offer can…
Taylor v. Caldwell (1863): Frustration of contract
Areas of applicable law: Contract law – Discharge of a contract - Frustration of contract: Main arguments in this case: It is sometimes possible that a contract, without any fault…