2.Happy Hotels Ltd. is a large UK company, which owns and operates many hotels and restaurants throughout the country. Exquisite Cuisine Ltd., a food and catering business whose headquarters are in Manchester, supplies goods commonly used by businesses such as Happy Hotels Ltd. On July 3rd, 2017, Exquisite Cuisine Ltd. sent an email to Happy Hotels Ltd., which read: “Can offer latest ‘Pasta Steamers’ at £175 each. “On August 12, 2017, Happy Hotels Ltd. emailed a reply stating: “Will have 30. Need delivery by September 1, 2017.” Upon receiving the email Exquisite Cuisine Ltd. then emailed back to Happy Hotels Ltd. Saying, “thank you for your email which is receiving our attention”. Subsequently and prior to September 1, 2017, Exquisite Cuisine Ltd. packed the Pasta Steamers and loaded them on a van for delivery to Happy Hotels Ltd., but before the van set out, Happy Hotels Ltd. phoned Exquisite Cuisine Ltd. to say that they no longer needed the Pasta Steamers.
Discuss the legal positions of Happy Hotels Ltd. and Exquisite Cuisine Ltd. in relation to the law of contract. Use case references to support your answer.
