Privity of Contract in UK Law
- Recent Developments In Finance Litigation: Privity Of Contract Between Principal And Collecting Bank
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Court of Appeal artfully navigates questions on agency and privity
In Fairlight v Sotheby’s, the Court of Appeal considered whether a line of authorities relating to sub-agency could be applied to preclude privity of contract between the parties, and to excuse Fai...... ... v Sotheby’s, the Court of Appeal considered whether a line of authorities relating to sub-agency could be applied to preclude privity of contract between the parties, and to excuse Fairlight from returning proceeds received from the sale of a painting which had been rescinded on authenticity ... ...
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You Can Lead a Horse to Water
... ... be included in the JCT98, WCD98 and IFC98 forms of building contract, as well as associated sub-contracts as an optional provision. Until now, ... May 2000, provides an exception to the basic legal doctrine of privity of contract i.e. that a contract cannot confer rights or impose ... ...
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Leasehold Guarantees
... ... This is known as privity of contract ... The Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995 (the ... ...
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Collateral Warranties In Construction Contracts ' The Basics
...A collateral warranty is a contract under which a party involved ... in the works warrants to a third party ... A statutory exception to the doctrine of privity of contract was ... introduced by the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) ... ...
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Options To Lease For Renewables - Has The Ridgewood Decision Changed Anything?
... ... (to Scottish eyes) line of English case law with its origins in privity of contract in leases; nevertheless, the indemnity by S in favour of T was ... ...
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Insurance Claims: Know Your Rights Against Insurers Of Insolvent Parties
... ... Notably, it overrode privity of contract by allowing third-party claimants to make claims against ... ...
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A Rare Judicial Look At The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act
... ... Flatt v Barclays Bank Plc considered the application of the Contract (Rights of Third Parties Act) 1999 (the Act) and whether a third party ... Act was introduced as a way to get around the traditional rule of privity of contract (i.e. that one must be a party to a contract to be able to ... ...
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Playboy Got Played: Supreme Court Confirms The Limits Of Hedley Byrne
... ... A relationship "equivalent to contract" ... The Club accepted that there was no evidence that BNL knew that the ... construct", which "runs counter to the fundamental principles of privity of contract". Such a relationship is, therefore, not sufficiently ... ...
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Building Safety Act ' Building Liability Orders
... ... Order, and their impact on the historic legal doctrines of privity ... of contract and separate legal personality ... What are Building ... ...
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