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Forming a Legally Binding Contract Offer - Coggle Diagram

- - - - If no particular form prescribed, form of communication depends on the nature of offer and circumstances in which it was made.
      - Telephone/telex: instantaneous: receipt rule applies, as if parties were in same room, even though they were in different countries (Entores).
      - Parkgrange Investments: Irish cts accepted postal rule.
      - Brinkibon: intentions of the parties, sound business practice and judgement as to risk).
      - Mondial Shipping: telex outside office hours, not communicated until next working day.
      - Tenax Steamship: during work hours.
      - Acceptance by email= Electronic Commerce Act 2000 (only apply to b2b, and b2c contracts): no set rule as to whether postal rule/receipt rule applies to email: Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com.