A pre-incorporation contract is a contract entered into before a company is incorporated.
Rules governing pre-incorporation contracts
• A pre-incorporation contract does not bind the company. Kelner v Baxter
• A company cannot ratify a pre-incorporation contract Natal Land Co. v Pauline Colliery Syndicate Price v Kelsal
• A promoter is personally liable on a pre-incorporation contract Kelner v Baxter
R V Kyslant
• The company may be bound by a pre-incorporation contract if it enters into a new contract similar to the previous agreement.
Mawagola Farmers Co. v Kayanja and others
• Before incorporation the company lacks contractual capacity and cannot have agents