An agreement to set up a business, which went as far as including some preparatory acts, was not a partnership until there was some actual trading. Whether a partnership had come into existence was a question of fact in the particular circumstances.
Judges:
Roch LJ
Citations:
Times 13-Jan-1998, [1997] EWCA Civ 2890, [1998] 1 WLR 477
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Khan and Another v Miah and Others HL 7-Nov-2000
A partnership between a group intending to open a restaurant began when the parties joined together the find the premises, and fit it out. The partnership had come into existence even though they had not commenced trading by opening the restaurant. . .
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Updated: 12 November 2022; Ref: scu.143289