Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2011] All ER (D) 100 (Feb)
Neutral Citation: [2011] EWCA Civ 89
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Sir Antony May P, Arden LJ and David Richards J

Representation Paul Infield (instructed by Morrisons Solicitors) for the claimant.
  Dov Ohrenstein (instructed by Zatman & Co) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 9 February 2011

Catchwords

Contract - Formation - Course of correspondence - Parties exchanging emails - Whether contract formed during correspondence.

The Case

Contract Formation. The Court of Appeal, Civil Division, upheld the judge's decision, namely that the parties had formed, during the course of email correspondence, a contract, notwithstanding the defendant not signing a 'formal contract' pursuant to the emails.

Practice Areas

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