Online price mistakes
29 August 2012
Q: One of my buyers ordered audiovisual equipment on a website advertised at a very low price and received messages from the seller onscreen and by e-mail that his order had been accepted. Our bank account was also debited. Then they sent us an e-mail ref
A: Paul Abbiati, a PMMS legal consultant, writes: Some lawyers tell business buyers and consumers that the internet is lawless and that English common law is out of touch with e-procurement, and cannot be applied. It gets worse, as some will tell you that English law lacks a definition of an e-contract.
Only the latter statement is...