| Term | Definition |
| MR Definition | Ware v Johnson (Kiwi fruit); NZ Motors Bodies v Emslie (budgets) |
| Innocent MR | Snodgrass v Hammington (House subsided) |
| Silence | March Construction Ltd v CCC (tender) |
| Statements of Opinion | Bisset v Wilkinson (Sheep) |
| Exception to Silence Rule | Wakelin v R.H. E.A Jackson Ltd (competition) |
| Made by or on behalf of another party | Wakelin v R.H. E.A Jackson Ltd (land agent) |
| Inducement | Jolly v Palmer (Govt. valuation) |
| Damages Calculation | Hughes v Huppert (difference in value) |
| Repudiation- Evidence of Intention | Stralight Enterprises Ltd v Lapco Enterprises (Bags); Oxborough v North Harbour Builders Ltd (House) |
| Anticipatory Repudiation | Hochster v De La Tour (courier) |
| Section 7(4)(a)-Criteria for Cancellation | Young v Hunt (weekly turnover) |
| Section 7(4)(b)(i)(ii)-Criteria for cancellation | Pearson v Wynn (Irrigation) |
| Section 7(4)(b)(iii)- Criteria for Cancellation | Sharplin v Henderson (grove of trees) |
| Affirmation | Westpac Merchant Finance Ltd v Winstone Industries (Tenant Leak) |
| Section 8(3)(a)-Further Performance | Simanke v Liu (deposit type) |
| Section 9(6)-Inequitable to make order | Worsdale v Polgasse- (House R) |
| Section 9(6)-Inequitable to make order (2) | Garrat v Ikeka- (3 Deposit instalments) |