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Agreements between people and organizations
* Gentlemen's agreement, not enforceable by law
* Trade agreement, between countries
* Consensus, a decision-making process
* Contract, enforceable in a court of law
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. It decided that communication of withdrawal of an offer by telex is effective when it ''could'' be read, rather than when it is in fact read.
Judgment
The Court of Appeal held that it took place when it was received in the charterer's office, not when it was read. Accepting the submissions of
Robert Goff QC,
Edmund-Davies LJ said this in the course of his judgment.
[at 945-946]
See also
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English contract law
English contract law is the body of law that regulates legally binding agreements in England and Wales. With its roots in the lex mercatoria and the activism of the judiciary during the industrial revolution, it shares a heritage with countries ...
Notes
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English agreement case law
Court of Appeal (England and Wales) cases
1974 in case law
1974 in British law