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Contract Law Essay, January 2005 Word Count: 1032 One obvious objection to the requirement of an intention to create legal relations points out that the reference to intent are at best fictitious ... and at worst, are actually false.. Hugh Collins The Law of Contract 4th ed Discuss with reference to the case of Jones v Padavatton 1969 To fully understand the argument that Collins puts forward, it is a good idea to look at what he is saying in a wider context. Clearly no test can be completely objective - judges and juries are all human. In any case what is a reasonable third party? Reasonable and accountable to whom? And what if a third party, as in a recent case1 could have reasonably taken more than one possible standpoint? Rather, Collins questions whether references to intent in determining the validity of a contract are necessary or indeed, appropriate, as a separate requirement. In scrutinising...

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