BDW Trading Ltd (t/a Barratt North London) v J M Rowe (Investments) Ltd [electronic resource]
Language: English Publication details: 2011Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: [2011] EWCA Civ 548, 12 May 2011. Could a buyer of development land rely on a technical breach to free itself from an uncommercial contract? Claimant developer B agreed to purchase a development site from respondent R in 2008. B gave notice to terminate in November 2008 on the grounds that R had not satisfied one of the conditions which it had agreed to meet by July 2008. B appealed against the earlier decision in favour of R. "Held": appeal upheld. R's claim that B had acted in a way that stopped R meeting its responsibility was dismissed. R did not meet a contract condition and B could terminate the contract.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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[2011] EWCA Civ 548, 12 May 2011. Could a buyer of development land rely on a technical breach to free itself from an uncommercial contract? Claimant developer B agreed to purchase a development site from respondent R in 2008. B gave notice to terminate in November 2008 on the grounds that R had not satisfied one of the conditions which it had agreed to meet by July 2008. B appealed against the earlier decision in favour of R. "Held": appeal upheld. R's claim that B had acted in a way that stopped R meeting its responsibility was dismissed. R did not meet a contract condition and B could terminate the contract.