He claimed he wanted to find out how much profit he could make. This can be before or during the trial, or after judgment or on appeal. Furthermore, they relied on a passage from Singapore Civil Procedure 2003 (Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2003) at para20/8/47 that asserts: At the trial leave to amend particulars will as a rule be refused (Moss v Malings (1886) 83ChD 603). They have a common interest in bridge and this helped to cement their friendship. This, by an uncanny coincidence, was the same person whom he had intended to consult in the resale of the laser printers a topic that he had discussed with the second plaintiff earlier that morning. It can be noted, however, that while s15 of the ETA appears to be inclined in favour of the receipt rule, commentaries indicate that it is not intended to affect substantive law. In addition, each of the confirmatory e-mail responses states at the outset: [W]e will be calling you in the near future to deliver the products to the address shown below. Neither party raised any objections. This was borne out by the case of Chwee Kin Keong and Others v. Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd [2004] SGHC 71 where an autogenerated email with "Successful Purchase Confirmation" in its subject . When, however, the cases provoked by these factual situations are analysed, they will be seen to fall, not into three, but only two distinct legal categories. The complainants argued that they were not aware that this price was a mistake and wanted the binding contract to be fulfilled. The point is, there is a chasm between a clarification amendment and a new or distinct issue being raised at a later stage. 27 The first plaintiff obviously took the view that the advertisement should be acted upon urgently. He is also part of the Bel-Air network. He placed his first order for 50 units at about 2.58am, and his second order for another 50 units at 3.22am, again through the HP website. In addition to the law of (especially, unilateral) mistake, issues relating to the formation of a contract will be considered (including the law relating to offer and . CHWEE KIN KEONG and Others v DIGILANDMALL.COM Pte Ltd (2004) 2 SLR 594. There is however much to be said in favour of rationalising the law of mistake under a single doctrine incorporating the best elements of common law and equity. The shopping cart website page carried the insertion call to enquire under the heading Availability of product. VKR a j a hJ C. 27-30 January; 2-6, 9 February; 13 March; 12 April 2004. The issue could be critical where third party rights are in issue as in Shogun. A contract will not be concluded unless the parties are agreed as to its material terms. It is asserted that since mistake had not been pleaded as an equitable defence, equity cannot be invoked by the defendant. 44 He made his first purchase of ten laser printers at about 2.42am. Put another way, that decision seems to indicate that the effect of a unilateral mistake is only to render a contract unenforceable rather than void. The elements of an offer and acceptance are, 139 Next, the defendant contends that no consideration passed from the plaintiffs to them. Their reference to arbitraging was a nebulous fig leaf designed to legitimise their conduct in a cloak of legal and commercial respectability. When pressed why he asked MsToh to do this research, the fifth plaintiffs response was unsatisfactory. 60 Prior to placing his order, he was again contacted by the second plaintiff. Indeed he had conduct of significant phases of these proceedings on behalf of the plaintiffs. The recipients of this e-mail included the second, fourth, fifth plaintiffs and Tan Cheng Peng, the third plaintiffs girlfriend. chwee kin keong and others digilandmall.com pte ltd sghc 71 case number suit decision date 12 april 2004 high court coram rajah jc counsel name(s) tan sok ling Skip to document Ask an Expert Sign inRegister Sign inRegister Home Ask an ExpertNew My Library Discovery Institutions Republic Polytechnic London School of Business and Finance Ltd.1 has the makings of a student's classic for several rea- The second issue was raised by me and touched upon contentions made by both parties in their written submissions. The brief will discuss whether a tort of invasion of privacy should be developed by the courts. Keywords Contract Online Store Mistake Pricing Mistake Citation 118 The Canadian courts have been the most active common law courts explicating and developing this area of the law. 130 It can be persuasively argued that given (a)the historical pedigree of the cases, (b)the dictates of certainty and predictability in the business community and (c)the general acceptance of the existence of distinct common law rules, it is preferable not to conflate these concepts. 22 The exchange between the first plaintiff and Desmond provides an intimate and revealing insight into the first plaintiffs thought process at the material time; the exchange fluctuated between bantering on the one hand, to nothing short of the candid exchange of thoughts on the other, revealing that the first plaintiff was fully aware of the likely existence of an error in pricing. Ltd} has the makings of a student's classic for several rea sons: it presents a textbook example of offer and acceptance; it is set in the context However, if the defendant did not have stock, it would immediately call the supplier and procure the products for the end-user. 104 The creases over the theoretical approach to adopt in determining the existence of contracts have for some time now been decisively ironed out in favour of the objective theory. On the issue of his actual knowledge and communications with the other plaintiffs at the material time, I found his evidence unsatisfactory. The defendants wanted to sell some hare skins to the plaintiffs. Introduction The decision of V.K. It is significant that some of the plaintiffs had never made any prior Internet purchases before that eventful morning. He is currently self-employed and is intimately involved in the multi-level marketing sales of aromatherapy products under the Bel-Air label. Their conduct in pursuing their claims cannot by any stretch of the imagination be characterised as having the slightest colour of being legitimate regardless of whether the subjective or objective theories are applied and whether common law or equity is applied in adjudicating this matter. A typical but not essential defining characteristic of conduct of this nature is the haste or urgency with which the non-mistaken party seeks to conclude a contract; the haste is induced by a latent anxiety that the mistaken party may learn of the error and as a result correct the error or change its mind about entering into the contract. Having ascertained that the laser printer was being advertised at $66, he decided to undertake further online searches through Yahoo.com and Ebay.com. He was aware that the laser printers were targeted for business use. Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd [2005] 1 SLR 502: [2005] SGCA 2 Context: This Case deals with the issue of unilateral mistake. It is unequivocally unethical conduct tantamount to sharp practice. 52 He then called the second plaintiff on his handphone and informed him that he intended to purchase 50 laser printers. Yet in other aspects, he could recollect, with crystal clear precision and clarity, details of what had transpired. Needless to say, he could not satisfactorily explain why his previous solicitors had formed such a view when preparing his affidavit and why he had affirmed the same. There cannot be any legitimate expectation of enforcement on the part of the non-mistaken party seeking to take advantage of appearances. I must add that these were far from being ordinary printers for home use. In other words, he really wanted to ascertain the true price of the laser printer. Mistakes are usually synonymous with the existence of carelessness on the part of the mistaken party. Different protocols may result in messages arriving in an incomprehensible form. He conducted the searches to ascertain what the laser printers true price was. The later the amendment, the greater the adverse consequences. At 4.15am, he sent an email to the first plaintiff, copied to the second plaintiff, with a happy emoticon following check out the prices here (see [19]. 27-30 January; 2-6, 9 February; 13 March; 12 April 2004 . There was also no indication that the product was being sold on promotion. In the Singapore context a similar approach has been adopted by the Court of Appeal in Aircharter World Pte Ltd v Kontena Nasional Bhd [1999] 3 SLR 1 at [30] and [31], and Projection Pte Ltd v The Tai Ping Insurance Co Ltd [2001] 2 SLR 399 at [15]. (c) the need to reach commercially sensible solutions while respecting traditional principles applicable to instances of genuine error or mistake. In his initial affidavit he admitted wondering whether the price was a mistake after his first order was placed. 56 He vacillated throughout his evidence between a propensity to embellish his evidence on the one hand and to hold back on the other. This is one of the first prominent case that deals with the issue of web based contract. 142 The plaintiffs were bound by personal relationships as well as past and present common commercial interests. The Vienna Sales Convention (the Convention) applies in Singapore as a consequence of the Sale of Goods (United Nations Convention) Act (Cap283A, 1996Rev Ed). 135 The defendant however asserts that there were no concluded contracts with any of the plaintiffs on a number of grounds. By their own admission, they made Internet searches through various search engines to ascertain the profits they could make. The first, second and third plaintiffs have been friends for a long time and are bound by common business interests. The contract stands according to the natural meaning of the words used. While I agree with what Madam Justice Mclachlin said so far as it goes, I do not believe she intended to imply that there must be a conscious taking advantage by one party of the other in all cases. . The first and fifth appellants each ordered a hundred printers, while the other appellants ordered more than a hundred printers each. The caption in each of the e-mails Successful Purchase Confirmation from HP online says it all. He offered to buy a laser printer from Desmond at double the price, that is $132. In the fifth plaintiffs affidavit evidence, he asserted emphatically and unequivocally that at no point did I ever think that the price of the printers were a mistake.
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