Summary of important cases
Case name & citation: Guthing v Lynn (1831) 2 B & Ad 232 Guthing v Lynn (1831) is a contract law case on issues of certainty and validity of terms in a contract. Given below is a summary of the case in points. 1. Sale of horse The plaintiff purchased a horse from the seller. … Read more
Case name & citation: Meehan v Jones [1982] HCA 52; (1982) 149 CLR 571 What is the case about? Meehan v Jones (1982) is a legal case that involved a contract for the purchase of land with a “subject to suitable finance being available” condition. Questions arose as to whether this condition made the contract … Read more
Whitlock v Brew (1968) revolves around the issue of uncertainty and whether a clause of a contract that is uncertain can render the whole contract invalid if it cannot be severed from the contract. Given below are the case details: Case name & citation: Whitlock v Brew [1968] HCA 71; (1968) 118 CLR 445 The … Read more