Law of contract (option)

Explain the difference between an offer and an invitation to treat.

Evaluate the rules on acceptance by post and electronic communication.

Max agrees to repaint Zara's shop for £800. Halfway through he asks for £200 more to finish on time; Zara agrees but later refuses to pay the extra. Advise Max.

Read the scenario and answer the question. Greenways Ltd agrees to supply 500 solar panels to Sunfield Farm for £150 000, delivery by 1 May. The contract states that Greenways is 'not liable for any loss caused by late delivery'. The panels arrive on 20 June, and 40 are cracked. Sunfield has lost a government grant worth £30 000 that depended on installation by 1 June, and the farm's owner says she had told Greenways about the grant during negotiations. Advise Sunfield Farm about its rights and remedies.

Evaluate the doctrine of privity of contract and the effect of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.