Seven Seas Properties Ltd v Al-Essa and another (No 2)
Seven Seas Properties Ltd v Al-Essa and another (No 2)
- 1993
- Weekly Law Reports (1993) 1 WLR 1083-1090(8) .
ChD 26 November 1992. S agreed to purchase a leasehold property from A and entered a subcontract to simultaneously sell it to a third party. A, on discovering this arrangement, refused to complete, and a chain of notices, claims and counter-claims ensued between the three parties involved. S took action to recover losses arising from the secondary sale`s abandonment` caused by A`s alleged breach of contract. As there had been no notice of S`s intentions, or circumstances pointing clearly to a subcontract, the claim for damages failed.
BREACH OF CONTRACT
COMPLETION
DEDUCTION
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
VENDOR AND PURCHASER
ChD 26 November 1992. S agreed to purchase a leasehold property from A and entered a subcontract to simultaneously sell it to a third party. A, on discovering this arrangement, refused to complete, and a chain of notices, claims and counter-claims ensued between the three parties involved. S took action to recover losses arising from the secondary sale`s abandonment` caused by A`s alleged breach of contract. As there had been no notice of S`s intentions, or circumstances pointing clearly to a subcontract, the claim for damages failed.
BREACH OF CONTRACT
COMPLETION
DEDUCTION
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
VENDOR AND PURCHASER