Assignment 1 – M1
Analyse the impact of the requirements for a valid contract in a given situation
Aled, aged 19, decided he wanted to set up in business. He was planning to buy and sell items both on the internet and by mail order. Aled agreed with his father, Brian, that they would convert a spare room in the family home into a ‘business centre’ with telephone lines, internet and fax facilities and a selection of office furniture and equipment. Aled then entered into the following agreements.
Having acquired 1000 pairs of famous brand-name jeans through an internet auction site, Aled placed an advert in a newspaper ‘offering’ the jeans at £9.95 each. Unfortunately, this was a misprint, as the price should have been £19.95. Even this correct price was cheap compared with the normal shop price, and orders by post, as detailed in the advert, began to flood in.
He also unexpectedly received some orders by fax, even though his fax number had not been printed in the advert. Aled responded to the orders as quickly as he could, either despatching the jeans or, when he had run out of packaging, sending a confirmation slip promising delivery within 28 days.

Aled, aged 19, decided he wanted to set up in business. He was planning to buy and sell items both on the internet and by mail order. Aled agreed with his father, Brian, that they would convert a spare room in the family home into a ‘business centre’ with telephone lines, internet and fax facilities and a selection of office furniture and equipment. Aled then entered into the following agreements.
Having acquired 1000 pairs of famous brand-name jeans through an internet auction site, Aled placed an advert in a newspaper ‘offering’ the jeans at £9.95 each. Unfortunately, this was a misprint, as the price should have been £19.95. Even this correct price was cheap compared with the normal shop price, and orders by