FISCHER v ELDERS LENSWORTH FINANCE LTD [1992] NSWCA 68
The arrangement was not legally binding because, although key terms had been agreed in principle, both parties intended their solicitors to settle the details and did not intend to be legally bound until documentation was prepared.
- Parties
- Guarantor/appellant: Fischer; Lender/respondent: Elders Lensworth Finance Ltd
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 25 September 1992
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal / Court of Appeal Decision
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed with costs.
- Legal Topics
- Oral Contract, Specific Performance, Mortgage of Land, Intention to Create Legal Relations, Interests in Land
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Parties
Fischer
Guarantor/appellant
Elders Lensworth Finance Ltd
Lender/respondent
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Court of Appeal Decision
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether there was a binding contract between the parties
- 2 Whether the oral arrangement was intended to be legally binding before documentation
- 3 Whether the agreement involving interests in land was enforceable without written evidence
Ratio Decidendi
The arrangement was not legally binding because, although key terms had been agreed in principle, both parties intended their solicitors to settle the details and did not intend to be legally bound until documentation was prepared.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Orders
- Appeal dismissed with costs.
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