TOPICS Contract formation, making a contract How and when agreements become contracts; 6.1. Distinguishing contracts from other agreements; 6.1.1. The essential requirements of contract formation; 6.1.2. Contract formation, intention to be legally bound The importance of the intention to be legally bound; 6.2.1. How the necessary intention is established; 6.2.2. Agreements between family members; 6.2.3. Other cases requiring proof of intention; 6.2.5. Agreements in trade or commerce; 6.2.6. Agreements that are to be formalised later; 6.2.7. Letters of comfort; 6.2.8. Other relevant factors; 6.2.9. Contract formation, formal execution Formal agreements; 6.3.2. Informal agreements; 6.3.3. Contract formation, consideration The importance of a 'bargain'; 6.3.4. Consideration; 6.3.5. The adequacy of consideration; 6.3.6. 'Benefit' or 'detriment' as consideration; 6.3.7. Something already done as consideration; 6.3.8. Consideration in 'unilateral' contracts; 6.3.9. Something already due as consideration; 6.3.10. A practical benefit as consideration; 6.3.11. A compromise as consideration; 6.3.12. Promises to do something for a third party; 6.3.13. Contract formation, agreement Agreement as an element of contract formation; 6.4.1. Negotiation and agreement distinguished; 6.4.2. The content of promises made; 6.4.3. Conditional agreement; 6.4.4. Readiness to contract; 6.4.5. Offers to contract; 6.4.6. The person to whom an offer is made; 6.4.7. Withdrawing an offer; 6.4.8. Acceptance of offers; 6.4.9. Acceptance by post; 6.4.10. Acceptance by fax, telex or email; 6.4.11. Acceptance by performing an act; 6.4.12. 'Acceptance' before kno6.4.14. Establishing the element of agreement in difficult cases; 6.4.15. Contract formation, online transactions Rules that apply to contracts made online; 6.5.1. Online offer and acceptance; 6.5.2. The use of electronic communications; 6.5.3. The law that applies to online transactions; 6.5.4. Contract formation, capacity to contract The importance of capacity to contract; 6.6.1. Contracts involving minors; 6.6.2. The capacity of persons with mental disabilities; 6.6.5. Other circumstances involving limited contractual capacity; 6.6.6. Contract, privity of contract The private nature of contractual obligations; 6.7.1. The right to enforce a contractual obligation; 6.7.2. Contract, promissory estoppel Special cases in which agreements may be enforced; 6.8.1. The 'normal' effect of a mistaken belief on a transaction; 6.8.2. Ordinary estoppel; 6.8.3. Creating obligations by estoppel; 6.8.4.
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