1.(a) 解 题 ： 先 讲 明 这 里 所 所 及 的 广 告 是 offer还 是 ITT。 然 后 说明 两 者 的 区 别 。 再 讲 明 Ann 的 广 告 是 一 个 offer. The first issue to determine is whether Ann’ s advertisement was an offer or an invitation to treat. An offer is a promise to be bound on particular terms. The offer may, through acceptance, result in a legally enforceable contract. Alternatively, an invitation to treat is an invitation to others to make offers. The person extending the invitation is not bound to accept any offers made to them. Usually, advertisements only amount to an invitation to treat and cannot be accepted to form a binding contract.There re occasions, however, when an advert can amount to a genuine offer capable of acceptance by anyone to whom the offer is addressed .The wording of Ann’ s advert was in sufficiently categorical terms for it to have been an offer to the world at large, stating her unreserved commitment to enter into a contract with the first person who accepted it.(答 案 上 说 要 区 分 ITT 和 offer的 区 别 ， 能 背 的 话 还 是要 背 ) (b) 解 题 ： 一 旦 受 邀 方 接 受 承 诺 ， 合 同 就 生 效 并 约 束 双 方 。 通 常承 诺 要 告 知 要 约 人 ， postal rule 是 特 例 。 只 要 post承 诺 就 被 接 受 。Once an offeree accepts the terms offered, a contract comes into effect and both parties are bound.Usually, acceptance must be communicated to the offeror. However, there are exceptions, one of which arises where acceptance is through the postal service. In the latter circumstances, acceptance is complete as soon as the letter, properly addressed and stamped, is posted.The postal rule will only apply, however, where it is in the contem...
