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      Howe & Anor v Gossop: Court of Appeal judgment on proprietary estoppel

      April 2021

      This recent case highlights the section 2 Law of Property Act requirement that a contract for sale of land can only be made in writing does not prevent an equitable claim for a verbal proprietary estoppel.

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      Mr and Mrs Howe own White Hart Farm, and a large area of the surrounding land. In 2011 they sold a barn to Mrs Gossop and it was c...
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      Consent of beneficial owners under the Duomatic principle: Court of Appeal clarifies position

      March 2021

      Satyam Enterprises Ltd v John Vincent Burton Jvb Seven Properties Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 287 The Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that the Duomatic principle can apply where the ultimate beneficial owner, not the registered shareholder, makes the decisions in a transaction. In 2019, the High Court dismissed a claim, brought by a company (Satyam) agains...
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