Termination of an Offer - Revocation
Such offer is "revoked" whether the offeror changes his thinking and withdraws it as for expressly or impliedly. However to be valid such the revocation must have been as;
- First is made before acceptance: as Byrne v. Van Tien Hoven - in whenever it was held that a letter of revocation posted following a letter of acceptance had been posted was ineffective but the offeror did not be acquainted with the offeree had posted the letter about acceptance.
- Second Communicated whereas i.e. made known to the offeree - expressly or impliedly. However example of the implied revocation that is the case about Dickinson v. Dodds as study the judgment of James, L.J.
Conversely provided the aforesaid rules are complied that an offer can also be revoked yet though it was declared for be open to a given period. Moreover the offeror can change his mind on any time previous to the period expires: as Dickinson v. Dodds
Exceptions
- Therefore Consideration was given to keeping the offer open. whether an offer constitutes an "Option". Thus an example is a hire purchase agreement. So the owner of goods cannot tell the hirer such he will not, subsequent to all sell the goods to him.
- Therefore an application to shares in a company made in response for a prospectus cannot survive withdrawn until subsequent to the expiration of the third day following the time of opening for the subscription lists. Further this is provided through the Companies Act, S. 52.