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Contract - intent
Intent
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the basic presumption about social/domestic agreements? | No intent to make legal relations |
| What is the basic presumption about business agreements? | Intent to make legal relations |
| Balfour v Balfour | Upholds basic presumption for social/domestic agreements |
| Merritt v Merritt | S/D: Distinguished from Balfour v Balfour (seperated) so goes against presumption |
| Edwards v Skyways | Upholds basic presumption for Business agreements |
| Simpkins Pays | S/D: exchange of money meant it goes against presumption |
| Sadler v Reynolds | S/D: Ghost Writer |
| Jones v Padavattone | S/D: agreement between mother and daughter follows presumption |
| Jones v Vernons Pools | Business: 'binding in honour only' - goes against presumption |
| Esso v Commissioner of Customs and Excise | Business: World Cup Coin - follows presumption |
| Kleinwort Benson v MMC | Business: Letter of Comfort not binding |
| Rose and Frank v Compton | Buisness: Clause negated intent to make it legally binding |
| Parker v Clarke | Social/Domestic: putting financial stability at risk goes against presumption |
| McGowan v Radio Buxton | Business: follows presumption - had to give away Renault Clio |