Example case
The picture above shows a paid ticket to an Andre Rieu concert.
Through the six elements of a contract, the concert ticket to Andre Rieu is considered a legally binding agreement. First is the element of offer. In this particular case, the offer is considered to be the concert itself. The concert is, at first, considered an Invitation to Treat until there is intent to create legal relations, the second element involved. This intent is seen when there is an effort made to change the offer to an accepted agreement; the third element. In the case Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking (1971), the precedent held that the acceptance was by putting the money into the machine. Similar to the Thornton Precedent, this transition, to accept the offer, is defined by purchasing the concert ticket. This also acts as the fourth element, consideration, as this is the exchange made in order for the agreement to work, the exchange of $54 for a ticket allowing access to the concert offered. The fifth element of capacity is made aware by the fact that both parties have the capacity to know what is being agreed to, as the offer and acceptance was simple and understandable. The sixth and final element of this contract, legality, is seen analysed by the agreement being made. The ticket’s agreement does not breach any common or statute law and is therefore legally valid.
Cases mentioned:
-Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking (1971)
http://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/Thornton-v-Shoe-Lane-Parking.php
Through the six elements of a contract, the concert ticket to Andre Rieu is considered a legally binding agreement. First is the element of offer. In this particular case, the offer is considered to be the concert itself. The concert is, at first, considered an Invitation to Treat until there is intent to create legal relations, the second element involved. This intent is seen when there is an effort made to change the offer to an accepted agreement; the third element. In the case Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking (1971), the precedent held that the acceptance was by putting the money into the machine. Similar to the Thornton Precedent, this transition, to accept the offer, is defined by purchasing the concert ticket. This also acts as the fourth element, consideration, as this is the exchange made in order for the agreement to work, the exchange of $54 for a ticket allowing access to the concert offered. The fifth element of capacity is made aware by the fact that both parties have the capacity to know what is being agreed to, as the offer and acceptance was simple and understandable. The sixth and final element of this contract, legality, is seen analysed by the agreement being made. The ticket’s agreement does not breach any common or statute law and is therefore legally valid.
Cases mentioned:
-Thornton v Shoe Lane Parking (1971)
http://www.e-lawresources.co.uk/Thornton-v-Shoe-Lane-Parking.php