CONTRACT LAW'S GREATEST CASE: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co

Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: Contract Law's Greatest Case? The Victorian legal case makes for a great story, but also a landmark legal judgement that still influences the way we think about contracts today. This video explains the facts, circumstances, arguments made in the case, and the decision reached. Lastly I consider whether Carlill is still as relevant today as it was at the time. Chapters and key moments: 00:00 Introduction 00:42 The Facts Preceding Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co 02:00 What was the Carbolic Smoke Ball and how was it used? 02:46 What did the Carbolic Smoke Ball advert say? 03:39 Context for the legal case. How much was £100 in Victorian times? 04:00 Mrs Carlill's complaint against the Carbolic Smoke Ball Company 05:07 Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: The first instance decision 06:18 Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: The arguments in the Court of Appeal 07:54 Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co: The decision in the Court of Appeal 10:11 Some other interesting points raised in the Court of Appeal 11:00 What happened to the parties after Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co? 12:26 Is Carlill still relevant today? #lawstudent #legalstory #legalseries #lawstudenttips #lawstories #legalcases #law #contractlaw