... have certain attributes to create a legally enforceable contract. An offer must be stipulated before an acceptance and it must be firm, certain and communicated. For an acceptance to be effective in producing a valid contract it has to adhere to certain rules. It must have consensus with the offer, be unqualified, made within a reasonable time and communicated to the offeror. There are also specific rules governing acceptance through the post or to public advertisements. A legally enforceable contract must hold an agreement between the parties i.e. there must be consensus on all the essential terms. This was the main principle held in the case concerning Mathieson Gee (Ayrshire) V Quigley 1952 SC (HL) 39 where M offered to supply equipment necessary for the removal of silt but Q thought the offer was to remove the silt from his pond and accepted. It was held that no contract existed ...

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