A contract of employment may be found to have been formed through discussions and conduct between the parties without identifying a precise offer, acceptance, or moment of formation, and notwithstanding that not all terms have been agreed. The 'no evidence' ground of appeal requires the appellant to demonstrate that there was no probative evidence capable of supporting the finding, not merely that a different conclusion could have been reached. The question whether the principle in Azzopardi (that perverse findings do not give rise to error of law) continues to operate within the modern 'no evidence' rule was left open.
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