A legally binding agreement is formed when a valid offer is accepted. To be valid, the offer must be communicated clearly, showing an intention to form a contract. The acceptance must also be clear and mirror the terms of the offer exactly, ing to the mirror image rule.
1) An offer must be clear enough to identify the nature of the goods or services being offered. 2) The offeree has to accept the offer within a reasonable period. 3) The offeree must not have agreed to any other agreements that would conflict with this agreement.
An Offer is an expression of willingness to contract on certain terms. It is made with the intention that it will become binding, once it has been accepted. Offers can be specific or general. Specific offers are made to individuals or groups of people and the offer can only be accepted by that group.
A contract will only be legally binding upon the contracting parties if the following requirements are complied with: consensus, contractual capacity, certainty, possibility, legality and formalities. 39 The above requirements will be discussed next.
And even though contracts are infinitely varied in length, terms, and complexity, all contracts must contain these six essential elements. Offer. Acceptance. Awareness. Consideration. Capacity. Legality.
In Illinois, the elements necessary for a valid contract are: • An offer. An acceptance. Consideration. Ascertainable Material terms.
The basic elements required for the agreement to be a legally enforceable contract are: mutual assent , expressed by a valid offer and acceptance ; adequate consideration ; capacity ; and legality .
In Illinois, the elements necessary for a valid contract are: • An offer. An acceptance. Consideration. Ascertainable Material terms.
An offer is a statement of terms under which the offeror agrees to be bound. The offeror promises to do something or refrain from doing something in return for a promise from the offeree. There are some essential elements to an offer. Legality: It must be legal and something the offeror can do or refrain from doing.
For an offer to be valid, it must be communicated effectively to the offeree, contain definite terms, and show a clear intention to create legal obligations.