2FUNDAMENTALS OF LAWAccording to the rules of postal rule stated in Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681 as soonas the letter is posted it constitutes an acceptance. Similar provisions are applicable in relation toan email as provided in the case of Thomas & anr v BPE Solicitors [2010] EWHC 306ApplicationIn the given situation a valid offer had been made by Ben to Ian which had to be accepted before1st may. The offer was in relation to giving a speech for an event. This was a complete offer as areasonable person would be induced to get into the contract through its words as it containedprice, date and nature of services to be provided and thus was a complete offer in nature. However Ian notified Ben that he is likely to be unavailable for the event as he was hoping to beselected to give speech in another event on the same date. This expression of Ian expresslyaccounts to the rejection of the offer which means that it has been revoked and has come to anend according to the rules of revocation as discussed above. It had been provided by Ian that he may notify Ben in case there was a change in thecircumstances. The notification had been made through an email by Ian. However suchnotification would have been a new offer made by Ian as the original offer has already ceased toexists. Ian had made an email which stated that he wants to accept the offer and provide the speech ashe was not selected for the event. However the email was not read by Ben as it was transferred tothe spam folder of the email. Although the email accounts to a valid acceptance through thepostal rule according to which the acceptance was valid as soon as the email had been made byIan, as the offer has already elapsed it cannot be accepted by Ian any longer.

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