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Thompson V Vincent
Thompson v Vincent [2001] 3 NZLR 355 is a cited case in New Zealand confirming that where a party has cancelled a contract on unjustifiable grounds, can legally cancel the contract if justifiable grounds are later discovered. Background The Thompsons were developing a 22-24 unit motel complex. Prior to construction, the Vincents entered into a sale and purchase agreement for the motel, giving them a 20-year lease for $500,000. Within two years of ownership, the Vincents abandoned the motel and their lease. Soon after the abandonment, the Vincents discovered that the vendors only had planning consent for only 12 units, and not 24. They then used this as a basis for a claim for misrepresentation, in an effort to get their money back under the Contractual Remedies Act 1979. Held The court awarded them $320,000 in damages for the misrepresentation. References {{reflist New Zealand contract case law Court of Appeal of New Zealand cases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Appeal Of New Zealand
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is the principal intermediate appellate court of New Zealand. It is also the final appellate court for a number of matters. In practice, most appeals are resolved at this intermediate appellate level, rather than in the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal has existed as a separate court since 1862 but, until 1957, it was composed of judges of the High Court sitting periodically in panels. In 1957 the Court of Appeal was reconstituted as a permanent court separate from the High Court. It is located in Wellington. The Court and its work The President and nine other permanent appellate judges constitute the full-time working membership of the Court of Appeal. The court sits in panels of five judges and three judges, depending on the nature and wider significance of the particular case. A considerable number of three-judge cases are heard by Divisional Courts consisting of one permanent Court of Appeal judge and two High Court judges seconde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
