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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:law
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gptkbp:area
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gptkb:crime
contract law
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:[1961]_1_QB_394
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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1961
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Mr._Bell
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gptkbp:facts
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A shopkeeper displayed a flick knife in his shop window with a price tag.
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gptkbp:heldBy
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Displaying goods in a shop window is an invitation to treat, not an offer.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Fisher v Bell (1961)
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Queen's_Bench_Division
gptkb:Ashworth_J
gptkb:Elwes_J
gptkb:Lord_Parker_CJ
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gptkbp:numberOfIssues
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display of goods as an offer or invitation to treat
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gptkbp:plaintiff
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Fisher
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gptkbp:predecessor
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display of goods in contract law
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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offer
invitation to treat
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Pharmaceutical_Society_of_Great_Britain_v_Boots_Cash_Chemists_(Southern)_Ltd_(1953)
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gptkbp:result
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Defendant not guilty
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gptkbp:significance
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Clarified the distinction between offer and invitation to treat in English law.
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gptkbp:statuteInterpreted
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gptkb:Restriction_of_Offensive_Weapons_Act_1959
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Plain_Meaning_Rule
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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