No, the parties did not validly conclude the contract based on 3 key reasons:
1) There was still negotiation between the parties and silence does not constitute acceptance.
2) Mr. Chandra's response to Ms. Fauconnier was a counter-offer, not an acceptance, as it contained additional terms like general conditions of sale.
3) The additional terms proposed were material modifications relating to issues like liability, which alter the original offer.
No, the parties did not validly conclude the contract based on 3 key reasons:
1) There was still negotiation between the parties and silence does not constitute acceptance.
2) Mr. Chandra's response to Ms. Fauconnier was a counter-offer, not an acceptance, as it contained additional terms like general conditions of sale.
3) The additional terms proposed were material modifications relating to issues like liability, which alter the original offer.
No, the parties did not validly conclude the contract based on 3 key reasons:
1) There was still negotiation between the parties and silence does not constitute acceptance.
2) Mr. Chandra's response to Ms. Fauconnier was a counter-offer, not an acceptance, as it contained additional terms like general conditions of sale.
3) The additional terms proposed were material modifications relating to issues like liability, which alter the original offer.
No, the parties did not validly conclude the contract based on 3 key reasons:
1) There was still negotiation between the parties and silence does not constitute acceptance.
2) Mr. Chandra's response to Ms. Fauconnier was a counter-offer, not an acceptance, as it contained additional terms like general conditions of sale.
3) The additional terms proposed were material modifications relating to issues like liability, which alter the original offer.
I SSUE 2 Have the Parties validly concluded the contract?
NO
No, because
Art 18 (1)Silence or inactivity does not
Parties were still at the stage of negotiations in itself amount to acceptance.
Present case, Mr.
Chandra sent a counter-offer to Ms. Art. 19 (1) CISG: A reply to an offer which purports to be Fauconnier to an acceptance but contains additions, limitations or other include the General modifications is a rejection of the offer and constitutes a Conditions of Sale counter-offer. which IS a material modification
Art. 19(3) Additional or different terms relating, among other
things, to the price, payment, quality and quantity of the goods, place and time of delivery, extent of one party?s liability to the other or the settlement of disputes are considered to alter the terms of the offer materially. (This list is non-exhaustive)