Less common are unilateral contracts in which one party makes a promise, but the other side does not promise anything.
The court distinguished between a unilateral contract and a conditional gift.
They held there was a unilateral contract for disposition of land, and therefore it could not be effective because it did not comply with s.40(1).
Carlill is frequently cited as a leading case in the common law of contract, particularly where unilateral contracts are concerned.
The option contract provides an important role in unilateral contracts.
In unilateral contracts, the promisor seeks acceptance by performance from the promisee.
A problem arises with unilateral contracts because of the late formation of the contract.
With classical unilateral contracts, a promisor can revoke his offer for the contract at any point prior to the promisee's complete performance.
The principle is also found in the law of unilateral contracts.
There are still people who sign unilateral fixed-term contracts for 15 years.