IBL cases

Bloom v American Swiss Watch

no knowledge = no acceptance

Byrne v Van Tienhoven

revocation effective on receipt

Hyde v Wrench

counter-offer destroys original offer

Adams v Lindsell

acceptance effective on posting

Taylor v Caldwell

destruction of subject matter = frustrated

Condor v Barron Knights

illness/incapacity = frustrated

Fibrosa v Fairbairn Lawson

performance made illegal = frustrated

Davis Contractors v Fareham UDC

increased cost alone ≠ frustrated

Hadley v Baxendale

losses must be natural or communicated at contracting (remoteness test)

The Wagon Mound

only foreseeable types of harm are recoverable

Smith v Leech Brain

eggshell skull — take victim as you find them

Donoghue v Stevenson

duty of care to all foreseeably harmed (neighbour principle)

Caparo v Dickman

duty = foreseeability + proximity + fair-just-reasonable

Hedley Byrne v Heller

special relationship = liable for negligent misstatements

Phillips v Whiteley

professionals judged by competent professional standard

Salomon v Salomon

company has separate legal personality

Prest v Petrodel Resources

veil pierced to prevent evasion of existing obligation