Sajan Singh v Sandra Ali: PC 16 Dec 1959

(Malaysia) Unless a statute provides otherwise (expressly or by necessary implication), property can pass under a transaction which is illegal as a contract.

Citations:

[1959] UKPC 29

Links:

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Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedPatel v Mirza SC 20-Jul-2016
The claimant advanced funds to the respondent for him to invest in a bank of which the claimant had insider knowledge. In fact the defendant did not invest the funds, the knowledge was incorrect. The defendant however did not return the sums . .
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Contract

Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.445517