Proprietary relief without rescission

• Main Author: TANG, Hang Wu
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Fraud; Contracts; Attorneys; Business structures; Misrepresentation; Proprietary interest; Bank accounts; Bank fraud; Investment companies; Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2390; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4348/viewcontent/4509067__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The decision of the Court of Appeal in Halley v. The Law Society [2003] EWCA Civ 97 has the potential to muddy the waters of the law of rescission. It is a fundamental principle that a fraudulent misrepresentation renders a contract voidable at the instance of the representee (Bristol and West Build...