Why Was a Promise to Make an Ex Gratia Payment

question 2

Multiple Choice

Why was a promise to make an ex gratia payment held to be contractually binding in the case of Edwards v Skyways Ltd [1964] 1 WLR 349?

• A) The parties used clear words.
• B) The agreement was commercial and promissory in nature.
• C) The parties were both corporate entities.
• D) The promise had serious consequences.

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Definitions:

Cueing

The process of prompting or signaling to elicit a specific response or action; often used in memory recall and learning strategies.

Short-Term Memory

The part of memory where small amounts of information can be kept for a short period of time, typically several seconds to a minute.

Verbal Messages

The conveyance of information or ideas through spoken or written words, fundamental in communication processes.

Secondary Memory

A stage of memory where information is stored for extended periods, allowing for recall long after the information was originally learned.