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A question of identity
Record ID:
66840
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2015
Author:
Wilson, John ; Truong, Cam ;
Subject:
Contracts ; Legal Drafting ; Parties to Contracts ; Communication ;
Source:
LIJ (2015) 89 No 4
Date_of_entry:
17/02/2017
Notes:
Through poor drafting, clerical error or misunderstanding who they were dealing with, contracts sometimes wrongly identify or fail to specify a party. This can have serious consequences, the authors discuss the issues including names and description, reasonable observer test, post-contractual communications and implications for the parties.
Section:
Feature
Cases:
Shogun Finance v Hudson [2004] 1 AC 919 ;
Month:
April

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