Tag Archives: Contract
Hyde -v- Wrench; ChD 8-Dec-1840
The defendant offered to sell his land to the plaintiff for £1000. The plaintiff counter-offered £950, which was rejected. The plaintiff then said that he accepted the original offer.Held: Lord Langdale MR said: ‘there exists no valid binding contract between … Continue reading
Rugby Football Union -v- Viagogo Ltd; CA 20-Dec-2011
The Union complained that the defendant operators of a web-site had permitted the sale of its tickets at far above their face value. The Court considerer whether it was proper to make a Norwich Pharmacal order which would entail the … Continue reading
Filed under Contract, Information, Litigation Practice
Great Peace Shipping Ltd -v- Tsavliris (International) Ltd; CA 14-Oct-2002
The parties contracted for the hire of a ship. They were each under a mistaken impression as to its position, and a penalty became payable. The hirer claimed that the equitable doctrine of mutual mistake should forgive him liability.Held: Over … Continue reading
Filed under Contract, Equity, Litigation Practice
British Aerospace -v- Dee Howard; 1993
Where a contract contained an exclusive jurisdiction clause providing for a case to be tries in the UK, it was relevant that the circumstances which might now suggest a trial elsewhere were perfectly foreseeable at the time of the contract. … Continue reading
Filed under Contract, Jurisdiction
In re Miller’s Agreement, Uniacke -v- Attorney-General; ChD 1947
Two partners had covenanted with a retiring partner that on his death they would pay certain annuities to his daughters. The Revenue claimed estate duty.Held: The claim was rejected. The daughters were not parties to the agreement, and had no … Continue reading
Filed under Contract, Inheritance Tax
Security Trust Co -v- The Royal Bank of Canada; PC 1976
(Bahamas) A company, Fisher agreed to buy land with part of the purchase price to be paid by a fixed date and the balance secured by a mortgage to the vendor. A conveyance and a mortgage were duly executed and … Continue reading
Filed under Commonwealth, Contract, Equity, Land
Campbell Discount Company Ltd -v- Bridge; HL 1962
The parties disputed the validity of a clause in a car hire contract relating to the consequences of a breach.Held: (Majority) The agreement had been terminated by breach rather than by the exercise of an option, so that the stipulated … Continue reading
Filed under Contract
Morris -v- Wentworth-Stanley; CA 4-Sep-1998
Two actions had been brought by a contractor against the partners in a farming partnership. Those actions were consolidated. One of the partners died and when the plaintiff found that out he discontinued his claims against the deceased partner and … Continue reading
Filed under Contract, Litigation Practice
Lep Air Services -v- Rolloswin Investments Ltd; Moschi -v- LEP Air Services; HL 1973
The obligation of a guarantor under a contract ‘is not an obligation himself to pay a sum of money to the creditor, but an obligation to see to it that another person, the debtor, does something.’ When a repudiatory breach … Continue reading
Nationwide Anglia Building Society -v- Ahmed; CA 1995
The First Defendant agreed to purchase a business from the Second Defendant for £160,000. £80,000 was raised by way of a secured loan from the plaintiff and was paid to the Second Defendant. The balance of £80,000 was left outstanding … Continue reading
