The claimant was to take part in a school skiing trip. The first operator was a member of the defendant association, and ceased trading through insolvency.
Held: The ABTA notice displayed in the travel agent’s offices created a contract between ABTA and the client. The advert ‘ABTA arranges re-imbursement’ constituted a unilateral offer to contract in this context. The notice would be seen to create legal relations, and satisfied the criterion in Carlill. The promises covered ABTA tour operators against any failure of ABTA travel agents who had taken money from the public and not passed it on to the tour operator.
Times 24-Nov-1995, Independent 23-Nov-1995, [1996] CLC 451
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co CA 7-Dec-1892
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The defendants advertised ‘The Carbolic Smoke Ball,’ in the Pall Mall Gazette, saying ‘andpound;100 reward will be paid by the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company to any person who contracts the increasing epidemic influenza, colds, or any disease caused by . .
Cited by:
Cited – Dresdner Kleinwort Ltd and Another v Attrill and Others CA 26-Apr-2013
The bank appealed against judgment against it on claims by former senior employees for contractual discretionary bonuses.
Held: The appeal failed. The bank’s unilateral promise made within the context of an existing employment relationship to . .
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Updated: 07 September 2021; Ref: scu.78517
