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Dave is a car dealer in Brisbane who offers to sell a new Suzuki Swift to Bill for $16000 on Sunday December 31 2019, stating

  • Dave is a car dealer in Brisbane who offers to sell a new Suzuki Swift to Bill for $16000 on Sunday December 31 2019, stating the offer will remain open for 5 days.
  • Three days later on Wednesday 3 January 2020 Bill rings Dave and says "my friend wants to buy a new Swift as well.If we buy two will you sell them to us for $30000?"
  • Dave replies that he cannot sell the Swifts under the list price of $16000 and that he cannot sell two Swifts for $30000.
  • The next day Bill arrives at Dave's showroom with a bank cheque for $16000 to take delivery of his new car. Dave tells Bill that unfortunately due to a fall in the Australian dollar, the price of the car (which is fully imported) is now $18000.
  • Bill is not happy andcomplains to Dave that hehas not acted according to the legal elements of formation of a contract.

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You are to prepare memorandum fromDave the car dealer to Bill the customerwhich considers relevant elements in the legal formation of a contract and advises Bill whether Dave's action of telling Bill that he would need to pay $18000 was legal.

In the body of your memorandum, you will need to consider:

  • Issue:
  • Law: relevant elements of the formation of a contract
  • Apply:
  • Conclusion:

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