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Contract: Deeds that go undelivered
A recent decision has clarified the law relating to the execution of deeds and highlighted some pitfalls that the parties to settlement agreements need to be mindful of, as Richard Bartle and Keith Shaw find out ‘Most practitioners are well aware of the difficulty of proving that ‘unconscionable’ behaviour actually has occurred, although that doesn’t …
Cases Referenced
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- Bank of Credit and Commerce International SA v Ali [2001] UKHL 8
- Beesly v Hallwood Estates Limited [1961] 1 All ER 90
- Governors and Guardians of the Foundling Hospital v Crane [1911] 2 KB 367
- Kingston v Ambrian Investment Co Ltd [1975] 1 WLR 161
- Longman v Viscount Chelsea (1989) 58 P & CR 189
- Manifest Shipping Co Ltd v Uni-Polaris Insurance Co Ltd [2001] UKHL 1
- Mothew (t/a Stapley & Co) v Bristol & West Building Society [1996] EWCA Civ 533
- Silver Queen Maritime Ltd v Persia Petroleum Services Plc [2010] EWHC 2867 (QB)
- Windsor Refrigerator Co Ltd v Branch Nominees Ltd [1961] 2 WLR 196
- Xenos v Wickham (1867) LR 2 HL 296