example, by stating the price at which they might be prepared to sell a house) or, more obviously still, may request such information (for example, as to whether goods or services are available). The common practice of : The classic authority is that of Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain v Boots The defendant carried on a business comprising the retail sale of drugs at premises at Edgware, which were entered in the register of premises kept pursuant to s 12 of the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933, and from which they

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In a number of stock situations, the courts appear to have adopted prima facie presumptions which, although capable of being displaced by clear contrary intention, lay down the general approach of the law. The contrast here is usually said to be between ‘offers’ and ‘invitations to treat’ (invitations to offers to negotiate or make offers in their turn and so incapable of acceptance in themselves). The four most widely accepted examples of this are: displays of goods in stores; advertisements; auction sales; and invitations to tender.