The court considered the meaning of the word ‘sale’ in the phrase ‘sale or purchase’ in Order 14A RSC. Nourse J said: ‘The authorities establish that in legislative usage and in the absence of a special context the word ‘sale’ denotes an exchange of property for cash and not for other property.’
Judges:
Nourse J
Citations:
[1984] 1 WLR 1117
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – In Re Westminster Property Group PLC CA 1985
The Court was asked whether what was said to be a sale was in truth a sale. The court looked at the ordinary meaning of the word sale and then asked whether the context requires an extension of that meaning: ‘[Counsel] accepted that in ordinary . .
Cited – VFS Financial Services Ltd v JF Plant Tyres Ltd QBD 26-Feb-2013
The defendant had acquired a vehicle in lieu of payment of a debt. The vehicle was subject to an HP agreement with the claimant, who now sought possession of it. The defendant argued that it had the protection of section 27, there having been a . .
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Contract
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.519968