The conditions may be implied due to the actual circumstances or the conduct of the parties. In BP Refinery (Westernport) Pty Ltd v Shire of Hastings,[55] the British Privilege Council proposed a five-step test, citing Australia, to identify situations in which the facts of a case could involve conditions. The classic tests were the “Business Efficacy Test” and the “Officious Bystander Test”. In the context of the “Business Efficacy Test”, first proposed in The Moorcock [1889], the minimum conditions necessary to give commercial efficiency to the contract are implicit. According to the test officious bystander (named at Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v Shirlaw [1940], but actually originated from Reigate v. Union Manufacturing Co (Ramsbottom) Ltd [1918]), a term can only be implied if an “officious bystander” listening to the contract negotiations proposes that the notion that the parties would give their consent without delay be included. The difference between these tests is debatable. In the United Kingdom, the courts decide whether a condition is a condition or a guarantee; For example, the obligation for an actress to perform on the opening night of a theatrical production is,[70] but the obligation for a singer to rehearse may be a guarantee. [71] The law may also declare a provision or type of disposition as a condition or guarantee; For example, the Sale of Goods Act 1979 s15A[72] provides that terms relating to title, description, quality and design are general terms and conditions. The United Kingdom also developed the concept of “intermediate term” (also called Innominat), first established in Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd against Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd [1962]. In cases of economic law, the courts do not easily accept that a company undertakes to conclude an agreement that it considers unfair or contains inappropriate clauses. The form of communication with which the contract is concluded does not matter, unless legal requirements provide that, in order to be enforceable, it must meet the aforementioned conditions. Acceptance must take place as long as the offer is open for acceptance.
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