Why Did the Court in Raffles V Wichelhaus Hold That

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why did the court in Raffles v Wichelhaus hold that there was no valid contract between the parties?

• A) The ambiguity in the contract was the fault of neither party and each party had a different understanding of the agreement.
• B) The contract failed to satisfy the requirement of formality.
• C) The conduct of the parties would have led a reasonable person to believe that they did not intend to form a contract.
• D) None of the options provided is correct.

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Definitions:

Separation

The process or state of being apart from something or someone, often used to describe the emotional process of detaching from a person, place, or thing.

Earlier

Occurring before a specified time or event.

A-not-B Error

A cognitive error observed in infants where they search for an object where it was previously found rather than its new location after observing it being moved.

Object Permanence

Object permanence is the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or otherwise sensed, a crucial milestone in cognitive development during infancy.