(Australia) The defence of laches may be raised in answer to a claim by a beneficiary of an express trust where there had been acquiescence or ‘gross laches’.
Citations:
(1934) 51 CLR 619
Cited by:
Cited – Patel and others v Shah and others CA 15-Feb-2005
The parties entered into a commercial agreement for the sale and purchase of properties.
Held: The claimants had failed to meet their part of the bargain, and had failed to make mortgage payments, leaving the defendants to do so. The . .
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Commonwealth, Trusts
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.223439