Principle

CONTRACT LAW — Offer and Acceptance — Invitation to Treat Distinguished from Offer

Area of law
CONTRACT LAW
Court
Supreme Court

An invitation to treat is not a binding offer. The principle applies to contract law. It cannot be accepted to form a contract. The rule distinguishes between preliminary negotiations and offers. No cause of action arises from an invitation to treat. The principle is well-established.

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