... examined: agreement, certainty, contractual intention and consideration. 1.) Agreement a.) Offer An offer is the expression of willingness to contract on certain terms, made with the intention that it shall become binding as soon as it is accepted by the person to whom it is addressed. The offer could be seen in the advertisement in the Yellow Pages. An offer, however, must be distinguished from an invitation to treat. Since Master Piece Transport Limited presumably did not want to be bound by its advertisement in the Yellow Pages as soon as accepted by any reader of the advertisement, the advertisement is to be regarded as a mere invitation to treat. The telephone call of Alana cannot be seen as offer either, since she does not express on which terms she wants to contract. As a mere inquiry,it has to be regarded as a preliminary communication. The offer has to be seen in the agreement of Masterpiece over ...

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