COLLATERAL CONTRACTS
In the preceding section, we distinguished between terms and representations. A further possibility is that a precontractual statement may not be a term of the main contract, but may itself be a collateral contract (that is, collateral to the main contract). In the event that such a collateral is a breached, the plaintiff could sue for damages. In the wake of statutory reforms to the law of misrepresentation it has become unusual for a plaintiff to try to establish that the oral statement was a collateral contract because it is easier to prove that the statement constitutes misleading or deceptive conduct.
For a statement to constitute a collateral contract, the following three preconditions must be met:
- The statement must have been promissory. The parties must have intended the statement to be a contractual promise, rather than a mere representation or statement of opinion.
- The statement must not contradict the main contract. The courts will not characterise a pre – contractual statement as a collateral contract if its terms contradict what is provided for in the main contract.
- As with any contract, consideration must be provided by the promisee in exchange for the promise. Usually, the promisee provides consideration for the collateral promise by entering into the main contract.
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