| The Brimnes | |
| Court: | Court of Appeal |
| Citations: | [1974] EWCA Civ 15, [1975] QB 929 |
| Judges: | Edmund Davies LJ, Megaw LJ and Cairns LJ |
| Keywords: | Communication, acceptance, contract formation |
Tenax Steamship Co v Owners of the Motor Vessel Brimnes [1974] EWCA Civ 15 is an English contract law case on agreement. It decided that communication of withdrawal of an offer by telex is effective when it could be read, rather than when it is in fact read.
The Court of Appeal held that it took place when it was received in the charterer's office, not when it was read. Accepting the submissions of Robert Goff QC, Edmund-Davies LJ said this in the course of his judgment.[1]