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Codelfa Construction Pty Ltd v State Rail Authority of New South Wales

(1982) 149 CLR 337 · [1982] HCA 24

High Court of Australia · 1982 · Australia

Good law

Leading Australian authority on the admissibility of surrounding circumstances in contractual interpretation and on frustration of construction contracts.

ContractConstruction of contractsFrustration

Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co

[1893] 1 QB 256

Court of Appeal (England and Wales) · 1893 · United Kingdom

Good law

Classic authority on unilateral contracts: an advertisement promising a reward can be an offer accepted by performance of the stipulated conditions.

ContractOffer and acceptanceUnilateral contracts