ABSTRACT

Lord Denning in Gibson v Manchester City Council (1979) and Butler Machine Tool Co Ltd v Ex-Cell-O Corpn Ltd (1979) where he stated that providing the parties were agreed on all material points, then there was no need for the traditional analysis;

Lord Justice Steyn (obiter) in Trentham Ltd v Archital Luxfer (1993) where he stated that a strict analysis of offer and acceptance was not necessary in an executed contract in a commercial setting.