Commercial Law

2020 Update: Recent Cases on Formation of Contracts of Sale of Land

Philip Barton

Philip Barton reviews Supreme Court and County Court cases over the past 5 years on contracts of sale of land:
1. Offer and Acceptance including a solicitor’s authority to conclude a contract and a company director’s authority to make a contract
2. The 4 Masters v Cameron categories and contract interpretation
3. Statute of Frauds
4. Void for Uncertainty
5. Estoppel against denying existence of a contract
6. Section 32 statements
7. Cooling off under s 31 Sale of Land Act