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035 _a(Sirsi) u115451
100 _aBingham, T.
245 _aPromises, promises
260 _c2001
490 _aBuilding
_v266(8207) 26 October 2001, 54-55(2)
520 _aExamines "Actionstrength v International Glass Engineering InGl En SpA and another" (CA 10 October 2001, X116027) which addressed the validity of oral agreements. An oral agreement had been arranged whereby Saint-Gobain promised Actionstrength it would pay for the work done if its Italian main contractor couldn't pay. The subcontractor carried out £1.3m of work but didn't get paid by Saint-Globain because according to the Statute of Frauds 1677, an oral contract to accept liability for another person's debt or future debt will not be enforced in court. As there was no written contract, Saint-Gobain won the case. View judgment at www.courtservice.gov.uk.
590 _aABS
650 _aACTIONSTRENGTH LTD V INTERNATIONAL GLASS ENGINEERING INGL EN SPA AND ANOTHER
650 _aSUBCONTRACTORS
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
650 _aORAL AGREEMENTS
650 _aSTATUTE OF FRAUDS 1677
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
856 _uhttps://porch.ccta.gov.uk/courtser/judgements.nsf/Search/8AA4A1CDF19D173A80256AE2003C84ED?OpenDocument
_vView judgment on the Court Service website...
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