A contract which fails to meet the standards required under the Act is not not void, but is merely unenforceable.
References: (1879) 11 QBD 123
Statutes: Statute of Frauds 1677 3
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Yaxley v Gotts and Another CA 24-Jun-1999
Oral Agreement Creating Proprietory Estoppel
The defendant offered to give to the Plaintiff, a builder, the ground floor of a property in return for converting the house, and then managing it. They were friends, and the oral offer was accepted. The property was then actually bought in the name . .
(Gazette 14-Jul-99, Times 08-Jul-99, , [1999] EWCA Civ 1680, [1999] 1 WLR 1217, [2000] Ch 162, [1999] EGCS 92, , [1999] EWCA Civ 3006, [2000] 1 All ER 711)
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Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.193606