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Contractual Formalities: Section 2 of the 1989 Act in the spotlight
Kathleen Fitzgerald looks at two cases where the courts stuck to a rigorous application of the provisions of s2 ‘The need for formality means that negotiations to transact with land will not bind the parties before they are ready to commit fully to what is agreed between them.’ It is perhaps unsurprising in the current …
Cases Referenced
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- Firstpost Homes Ltd v Johnson [1995] 1 WLR 1567
- Francis v F Berndes Ltd & ors [2011] EWHC 3377 (Ch)
- Pritchard v Briggs [1980] Ch 338
- Sharma & anor v Simposh Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1383