First Principles of Business Law

3.1. Different ways of 'agreeing' to terms

There are many different ways in which the parties can incorporate particular terms into their contract. One way is to reach agreement on what is being promised.

Reaching agreement on particular terms involves:

• an exchange of information about the terms in question and
• a signal of assent to those terms.

These things can come about in circumstances that may be more or less obvious.  It is important to be able to recognise them.

In this section of the eStudy module you will consider some situations in which particular terms may or may not have been successfully incorporated into the contract by agreement.