Counterintuitive is the best way to know if the parties wanted to enter into a contract not to ask them, as this „subjective test“ would give the villain a simple escape from responsibility. (He replied, „No! I didn`t intend to be bound.“) Instead, as in Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company,[1] the court applies the „objective test“ and asks whether the reasonable viewer believes, after considering all the circumstances of the case, that the parties wished to be held. [b] As the announcement (pictured) stated that the company had deposited „£1,000 at Alliance Bank to show sincerity in this case“, the court decided that any objective viewer who read this would accept a contract intent. They are particularly useful for complex purchasing agreements, outsourcing, strategic alliances, joint ventures, franchises, public-private partnerships, large construction projects and collective agreements. 3. At the request of a spouse, the Supreme Court may set aside or replace an order made under that part or part of an agreement. . . .