Question 1

Anna lets her flat to Brian with the understanding that Brian will pay the rent to her son Calvin. Could Calvin enforce Brian's obligations?

Accepted Answer

Section 1 of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 explains when and how a third party might acquire rights under a contract and how they can be enforced. Stone par 5.6.1

Question 2

Liar Ltd a manufacturer of shaving products, as part of a promotional campaign offered a free manual shaver to any customer who bought their electric shaving machine in a high street shop between November and December 2008. Would their customers:

Accepted Answer

In Shanklin Pier Ltd v Detel Products Ltd [1951] 2 All ER 471 a collateral contract between the manufacturer and a customer was used to bypass the privity problem. Stone par 5.9

Question 3

The case of Shanklin Pier v Detel Products (1951) concerned a collateral contract in relation to

Accepted Answer

There was a collateral contract between the parties, under which the defendants guaranteed the durability of the paint in return for the plaintiffs' promise to specify that the defendants paint was used on the contract stone 5.9

Question 4

in Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd (1915) an action taken by Dunlop against Selfridge for damages and an injunction:

Accepted Answer

Dunlop had a contract with Dew & Co, but were not a party to the contract between Dew & Co and Selfridge and thus could not take action on the contract when Selfridge breached the agreement

Question 5

Which of the following cases provides guidance in the area of privity of contract in relation to exclusion clauses?

Accepted Answer

In Adler v Dickson an injured passenger sued certain employees of a cruise ship due to their negligence. The contract was with the shipping company and an exemption clause contained within that contract did not cover the negligent employees who had no contract with the passenger. Stone 5.12

Quiz 5: Privity

Anna lets her flat to Brian with the understanding that Brian will pay the rent to her son Calvin. Could Calvin enforce Brian's obligations?

Liar Ltd a manufacturer of shaving products, as part of a promotional campaign offered a free manual shaver to any customer who bought their electric shaving machine in a high street shop between November and December 2008. Would their customers:

The case of Shanklin Pier v Detel Products (1951) concerned a collateral contract in relation to

in Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd (1915) an action taken by Dunlop against Selfridge for damages and an injunction:

Which of the following cases provides guidance in the area of privity of contract in relation to exclusion clauses?