On Monday Big Business Ltd. (BB) offers to sell 300 wrist watches to Going Places Ltd....

 

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On Monday Big Business Ltd. (BB) offers to sell 300 wrist watches to Going Places Ltd. (GP) at 50 per watch The offer to GP is sent by fax and includes the following statement "Please send an acceptanceby 12pm today. Delivery will occur on Wednesday". GP emails an acceptanceat 10am. The email is accidentallydeleted by an administrative assistantat BB before it is passed on to BB's management Meanwhile GP enters into a contract with Next-in-Line Ltd to produce new wristbandsthat can be sold with the watches Advise GP whetherthere is a binding contract with BB. Would your advice differ in the followingcircumstances and if so, why? (a) (b) (c) GP telephonedan acceptanceto BB on Mondayafternoon GP faxed an acceptanceto BB before Monday 12pm but the fax machineat BB failed to print out the fax due to lack of a new printingcartridge The offer from BB had stipulatedthe followingstatement "Please send your acceptanceby first class registeredpost sent before 12pm" GP sent a letter of acceptancebefore 12pm but by unregisteredpost which was never receivedby BB. On Monday Big Business Ltd. (BB) offers to sell 300 wrist watches to Going Places Ltd. (GP) at 50 per watch The offer to GP is sent by fax and includes the following statement "Please send an acceptanceby 12pm today. Delivery will occur on Wednesday". GP emails an acceptanceat 10am. The email is accidentallydeleted by an administrative assistantat BB before it is passed on to BB's management Meanwhile GP enters into a contract with Next-in-Line Ltd to produce new wristbandsthat can be sold with the watches Advise GP whetherthere is a binding contract with BB. Would your advice differ in the followingcircumstances and if so, why? (a) (b) (c) GP telephonedan acceptanceto BB on Mondayafternoon GP faxed an acceptanceto BB before Monday 12pm but the fax machineat BB failed to print out the fax due to lack of a new printingcartridge The offer from BB had stipulatedthe followingstatement "Please send your acceptanceby first class registeredpost sent before 12pm" GP sent a letter of acceptancebefore 12pm but by unregisteredpost which was never receivedby BB.