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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball (1893) | General Offer & Acceptance by Conduct

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Can an advertisement become a binding promise? Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball explains general offers, reward promises and acceptance by performing stated conditions. Learn why the company had to honour its advertised reward. For notes, quizzes, and free learning resources, visit https://www.thelaweasy.com In this lesson: • Facts, legal issues and the court’s decision • Sections 2(a), 2(b), 7 and 8 • Simple examples, key distinctions and exam mistakes to avoid TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Can an advertisement bind a company? 00:19 The smoke ball and reward promise 01:26 Court of Appeal decision 01:47 Acceptance by performance in India 02:41 Fictional coaching-centre example 03:18 Exam points and limits Watch the Contract Law case-law playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU79EPBonvxM Useful for LLB semester exams, Judiciary preparation, CLAT PG and UGC NET Law revision. Subscribe to Law Easy for more case-law explanations in simple English. #ContractLaw #CaseLaw #LawEasy

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