Frasers Islington Ltd v The Hanover Trustee Company Ltd & Ors

Frasers Islington Ltd v The Hanover Trustee Company Ltd & Ors

Specific performance was granted because the exclusion of the LHC from the Commercial Lease was a minor deficiency that did not deprive RAB of the substance of its bargain, FIL had good reasons for unwillingness to perform in full, and the installation of the residential transformer was permitted under the contract.

Parties
Claimant/respondent: Frasers Islington Limited; Defendant/appellant: The Hanover Trustee Company Limited; Defendant/appellant: Robert Anthony Bourne; Defendant/appellant: Sally Anne Greene; Defendant/appellant: Alan Lawrence Banes
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
25 June 2010
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal From Summary Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Specific Performance, Summary Judgment, Contract Interpretation, Vacant Possession
Property Law Equity Specific Performance Summary Judgment Contract Interpretation Vacant Possession

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Parties

Frasers Islington Limited

Claimant/respondent

The Hanover Trustee Company Limited

Defendant/appellant

Robert Anthony Bourne

Defendant/appellant

Sally Anne Greene

Defendant/appellant

Alan Lawrence Banes

Defendant/appellant

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Appeal From Summary Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether specific performance should be granted despite minor breach of contract
  2. 2 Whether installation of residential transformer constituted breach or performance of contractual obligations
  3. 3 Whether refusal to perform in full bars specific performance

Ratio Decidendi

Specific performance was granted because the exclusion of the LHC from the Commercial Lease was a minor deficiency that did not deprive RAB of the substance of its bargain, FIL had good reasons for unwillingness to perform in full, and the installation of the residential transformer was permitted under the contract.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Specific performance granted to FIL
  • Commercial Lease to include or not include RHC at RAB's election, but not LHC