The parties disputed whether they had a contract for the sale and purchase of shares.
Held: The parties had reached agreement, but both anticipated that this would be concluded by formal contracts. An email accepted the outstanding disputed term, and the purchaser had obtained all the practical benefits of owning the shares. It could not be said that the contract remained subject to formal signatures.
Bartley Jones QC HHJ
[2009] EWHC 74 (Ch), [2009] 1 All ER (Comm) 674
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Whitehead Mann Ltd v Cheverny Consulting Ltd CA 11-Oct-2006
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Cited – Brogden v Metropolitan Railway Co HL 1877
The parties wished to contract to sell and buy coal. A draft was supplied by the railway company to the supplier once head terms were agreed. The draft was returned with minor additions and the proposed name of an arbitrator. The coal was then . .
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Contract
Updated: 09 November 2021; Ref: scu.280428