Is There an Acceptance?

Is There an Acceptance? – Contract Law Flowchart

Easily determine whether a contract has been validly accepted under English & Welsh law.
This "Is There an Acceptance?" Flowchart takes you step-by-step through the essential legal rules for contract acceptance, including revocation, rejection, lapse of time, and communication requirements. Designed for law students, educators, and legal professionals, this visual guide makes complex acceptance principles and case law easy to understand and apply in problem questions.

📘 Key Topics Covered:

• Definition of Acceptance – Unqualified assent to the terms of an offer

• Revocation Rules – Timing, communication, and third-party notification (e.g., Byrne v Van Tienhoven, Dickinson v Dodds)

• Rejection & Counter-Offers – How they terminate the original offer (Hyde v Wrench)

• Lapse of Time – Expiry through express or reasonable time limits

• Communication of Acceptance – General rule (Entores v Miles), silence (Felthouse v Bindley), postal rule (Adams v Lindsell, Household Fire v Grant)

• Unilateral Contracts – Waiver of communication (Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball), commencement of performance (Errington v Errington)

• Electronic Communication – Business hours rule (The Brimnes)

• Battle of the Forms – Last shot rule and exceptions (Butler Machine Tools, Brogden v Metropolitan Railway)

✅ Perfect For:

• Law students (LLB, GDL, SQE, A-levels)

• Tutors & lecturers teaching contract law formation

• Solicitors & paralegals reviewing acceptance rules and exceptions

• Anyone preparing for contract law problem questions or exams