Contract Formation and Mistake in Cyberspace – The Singapore Experience

The present article analyses the many important issues that are raised by what is probably the first case on Internet mistake – the Singapore High Court decision of Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd [2004] 2 SLR 594. In addition to the law of (especially, unilateral) mistake, issues relatin...

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Main Author: PHANG, Andrew B.L.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2005
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4275
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6233/viewcontent/2005_17_SAcLJ_361_Phang.pdf
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Summary:The present article analyses the many important issues that are raised by what is probably the first case on Internet mistake – the Singapore High Court decision of Chwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd [2004] 2 SLR 594. 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 acceptance with regard to both website advertisements as well as electronic mail transactions, and the weakness of (and, hence, need to reform) the doctrine of consideration).