Leggott v Barrett
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Year | 1879 |
| Date | 1879 |
| Court | Court of Appeal |
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Investment Corporation of Papua New Guinea (Cross–Claimant) v Jimmy Maladina, Bernard Avery, David Lightfoot, John Beattie and Kelly Naru Trading as Carter Newell Lawyers (First Cross–Defendants) and Nusaum Holdings Limited (Second Cross–Defendants) (2004) N2603
...[1944] 1 All ER 305, Law Society of NSW v Harvey (1976) 2 NSWLR 154, Lawrence v Lord Norreys (1890) 15 App Cas 210, Leggott v Barett (1880) 15 Ch D 306, Lindsay and Ziegler (1986) 60 ALJR 387, Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy [1974] 3 All ER 757, Loke Yew v Port Swettenham Rubber Co Ltd [1913] AC 49......
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Knockacummer Wind Farm Ltd v Cremins
...2 Ch 329]. 26 Counsel for the defendant in their written submission argued for a traditional approach as set out in Leggott v. Barrett (1880) 15 Ch.D 306 where Brett L.J. stated that:- '...where there is a preliminary contract in words which is afterwards reduced to writing, or where there ......
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Global Flood Defence Systems Ltd and Another v Johann Van Den Noort Beheer Bv and Others
...I do not accept this. It is well established that clear words in the operative part of a contract cannot be controlled by recitals, see Leggott v Barrett (1880) 15 Ch. D. 306 (CA), at 311. Article 1.2 is unambiguous. Mr Hicks made no reference to the law on implied terms. Bearing in mind th......
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A Drafting Reminder: Remember The Recitals
...knowledge required to interpret a contractual term, and such evidence was therefore admissible. Brett L.J in Leggott v Barrett (1880) 15 Ch. D. 306 Rust Consulting Ltd (In Liquidation) v PB Ltd (formerly Kennedy & Donkin Ltd) [2012] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 455. The court referred to the speci......