Two wrongs are made right
Two wrongs are made right
- 2001
- Estates Gazette (0134) 25 August 2001, 97(1) .
Discusses the possibility of rectifying in the courts a mistake made in a complex legal document such as a lease. Looks at "City of London Real Property Co Ltd v CGU International Insurance plc". In this case both parties were held to have made a mistake in a rent review clause. The court therefore ordered the rectification of the rent review provision. Notes the importance of claimants in this situation providing convincing evidence that the common intention continued up to the document's execution.
MISTAKES AND OMISSIONS
CITY OF LONDON REAL PROPERTY CO V CGU INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE
RENT REVIEW CLAUSES
Discusses the possibility of rectifying in the courts a mistake made in a complex legal document such as a lease. Looks at "City of London Real Property Co Ltd v CGU International Insurance plc". In this case both parties were held to have made a mistake in a rent review clause. The court therefore ordered the rectification of the rent review provision. Notes the importance of claimants in this situation providing convincing evidence that the common intention continued up to the document's execution.
MISTAKES AND OMISSIONS
CITY OF LONDON REAL PROPERTY CO V CGU INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE
RENT REVIEW CLAUSES