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Mistake in Contract Law.

SeanJ09 · 2014-03-11 20:16:36

Find the mistake topic difficult enough in comparison to the relatively straightforward topics I have done so far in the subject. With regards to common mistake: The scope when a contract is void for common mistake is very limited, in res extincta and res sua cases, which never occur. Is there a third area where it may be…

11-03-2014 8:16pm

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SeanJ09

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Find the mistake topic difficult enough in comparison to the relatively straightforward topics I have done so far in the subject. With regards to common mistake: The scope when a contract is void for common mistake is very limited, in res extincta and res sua cases, which never occur. Is there a third area where it may be void? Will it ever be void because of the quality of the subject matter etc..? I have read the Bell v Lever Bros but I am none the wiser.

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#2 12-03-2014 9:08pm

benway

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Two recent decisions of the High Court in relation to mistake (skip to para 7.4, the facts are mind-melting):

The Leopardstown Club Ltd -v- Templeville Developments Ltd [2010] IEHC 152

And a more practical and user friendly, but less comprehensive judgment from last year:

Slattery -v- Friends First Life Assurance Company Limited [2013] IEHC 136

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