At common law, the elements of a contract are offer, acceptance, intention to create legal relations, and consideration.
These elements are an offer, an acceptance, consideration and an intention to create legal relations.
Some are facilitative, allowing us to create contracts and other legal relations.
But I question whether the 'intent to create legal relations' formula will in the long run work any better than the rules of consideration.
As the legal relations between any two people are complex, it is helpful to break them down into their simplest forms.
"There appears to be a need for particular skills - financial, legal, public relations."
In some cases, they are also given free legal, public relations and accounting advice.
A partner may be personally bound by legal relations with persons outside the partnership.
The third element is that the parties must manifest an intention to create legal relations.
The trust has suffered a number of administrative, legal and public relations blows over the last year.