Sharma & anor v Simposh Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 1383

Contracts: A joint liability?

Can a contract for the sale of land be enforced when one party has signed for another without consent? Rebecca Field and Amit Unadkat explain ‘The judge found that the “joint and several” provision in the contract enabled the seller to enforce the terms of the contract against the party that had signed.’ An important …

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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 …

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