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LAWS2111 Revision
Revision of main points for LAWS2111 Law of Contract A at UQ
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Undergraduate 2
06/06/2013

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Preliminary agreements auth
Definition
Masters v Cameron
Term
Masters v Cameron agreement types
Definition
1. Immediately bound, later written record
2. Complete agreement, performance condition on document
3. No agreement unless written record
Term
Fourth type of preliminary agreement auth
Definition
Strzelecki; Baulkham Hills Private Hospital
Term
Fourth type of preliminary agreement
Definition
bound now, superseded with a new agreement later
Term
Formation steps
Definition
1. offer
2. acceptance
3. intention to form legal relations
4. certainty
5. consideration
Term
Commercial agreements have a presumption of legal relations auth
Definition
Gate Gourmet
Term
All essential terms is sufficiently certain
Definition
Thompson v White
Term
good faith agreement doesn't exclude protecting own interests
Definition
Cable Sands
Term
lead case on express good faith agreements
Definition
Cable Sands
Term
Obligation of good faith may require an external standard
Definition
Kirby P in Coal Cliff
Term
parol evidence rule
Definition
codelfa
Term
family agreements don't have a presumption of non-binding
Definition
ermogenous
Term
consideration benefit/detriment auth
Definition
currie v misa
Term
Promissory estoppel main auth
Definition
Walton Stores v Maher
Term
'elements' of promissory estoppel auth
Definition
Brennan J in Waltons Stores and Maher
Term
'elements' of promissory estoppel (6)
Definition
1. P assumed legal relationship exists/would exist
2. D induced assumption
3. P acts/doesnt act in RELIANCE
4. D knew/intended this
5. P's act/inaction will cause DETRIMENT
6. D has FAILED to act to avoid detriment
Term
estoppel damages must be equitable
Definition
Giumelli v Giumelli
Term
entire contract clauses are conclusive
Definition
hope v RCA robophone
Term
must be reasonable notice auth
Definition
Balmain New Ferry Co v Robertson
Term
reasonable notice factors (5)
Definition
1. nature of referring document
2. access to incorporated document
3. identification of applicable terms
4. time of incorporation
5. the nature of the clause
Term
Leading implied terms case
Definition
Codelfa v State Rail NSW
Term
implied by custom auth
Definition
con-stan industries v nowrich winterthur
Term
term implied in fact test
Definition
officious bystander test
Term
officious bystander test auth
Definition
Shirlaw v Southern Foundries
Term
implied terms test auth
Definition
bp refinery
Term
bp refinery test: terms must
Definition
1 be reasonable and equitable
2 be necesasry to give business efficacy to contract
3 be so obvious to go without saying
4 be capable of clear expression
5 not contradicted by any express terms
Term
warranties in statute are in:
Definition
ACL ss51-64
Term
incorporation by course of dealing (?)
Definition
McCutcheon v MacBrayne
Term
Contra proferentum rule
Definition
TNT; Darlington
Term
Warranties can't preclude responsibility to provide goods of merchantable quality
Definition
Wallis Son & Wells v Pratt & Haynes
Term
Exemption clauses may be read down
Definition
Cibernetics
Term
unfairness in ACL
Definition
ss24-5
Term
Lock-out agreements need a timeframe
Definition
Walford v Miles
Term
Subject to finance obligates honest dealings to find satisfactory finance
Definition
Meehan v Jones
Term
Court reluctant to look at negotiations
Definition
Codelfa
Term
Time of incorporation of terms important
Definition
Baltic v Dillon; Thornton v Shoe Lane
Term
Terms must be incorporated before acceptance
Definition
Olly v Marlborough Court Hotel
Term
Contract can't be subject to terms on a ticket yet to be received
Definition
Baltic; Oceanic
Term
accepatnce by conduct
Definition
empirnall
Term
Reasonable steps to bring incorporated terms to attention
Definition
Oceanic; Baltic; Balmain
Term
Unusual terms may need special notice of incorporation
Definition
Baltic
Term
Services rendered with due care and skill
Definition
s 60
Term
Court reluctant to look at negotiations
Definition
Codelfa
Term
Time of incorporation of terms important
Definition
Baltic v Dillon; Thornton v Shoe Lane
Term
Terms must be incorporated before acceptance
Definition
Olly v Marlborough Court Hotel
Term
Contract can't be subject to terms on a ticket yet to be received
Definition
Baltic; Oceanic
Term
accepatnce by conduct
Definition
empirnall
Term
Reasonable steps to bring incorporated terms to attention
Definition
Oceanic; Baltic; Balmain
Term
Unusual terms may need special notice of incorporation
Definition
Baltic
Term
Services rendered with due care and skill
Definition
s 60
Term
(sale of goods) acceptable quality
Definition
ACL s54
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