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Agency law

Cronin v Gordon-Bennet

Cronin v Gordon-Bennet [2003] JLR_Note 22 (23 June 2003)

A Jersey agency-law note addressing when an estate agent is entitled to commission, depending on whether the agency agreement’s terms were fulfilled.

  • Estate agents
  • Commission
  • Agency-law
  • Estate-agents
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Contract law [2003] JRC 102

Cronin and Luce v GordonBenett

Cronin and Luce v GordonBenett [2003] JRC 102 (23 June 2003)

Estate agents claimed commission after introducing buyers, but the court found no agency contract or meeting of minds with the sellers and dismissed the claim.

  • Agency commission
  • Contract formation
  • Meeting of minds
  • Agency-commission
  • Contract-formation
  • Meeting-of-minds
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Company law [2003] JCA 049

Jakobsson v Offshore Nautical Sales Limited

Jakobsson v Offshore Nautical Sales Limited [2003] JCA 049 (14 March 2003)

The Court of Appeal held that Offshore Nautical Sales Limited was liable for the sale of Klaas II, but reduced the damages awarded to Jakobsson.

  • Authority of company directors
  • Ostensible authority
  • Damages assessment
  • Attribution of liability to company
  • Company-law
  • Agency-law
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Agency law [2002] JRC 197

Jakobsson v Offshore Nautical Sails

Jakobsson v Offshore Nautical Sails [2002] JRC 197 (18 October 2002)

The court held that Offshore Nautical Sales Ltd was liable for its managing director Barnes’s apparent authority in the yacht sale, awarding Jakobsson £125,500 plus interest.

  • Ostensible authority
  • Agency by estoppel
  • Pre-incorporation contracts
  • Fraud by agent
  • Company liability for agent's acts
  • Ostensible-authority
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Agency law [1997] JLR 309

Le Prevost v Backhurst

Le Prevost v Backhurst [1997] JLR 309 (15 December 1997)

The court held that a procureur générale’s appointment could be revoked where the appointer was of sound mind and unwilling to continue it, despite concerns about dissipation of assets.

  • Powers of attorney
  • Revocation of power
  • Control over property
  • Powers-of-attorney
  • Revocation-of-power
  • Agency-law
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Property law [1991] JLR 222

In re Hanson v

In re Hanson v [1991] JLR 222 (29 July 1991)

The case held that a power of attorney must be registered for transactions involving property in Jersey or governed by Jersey law, with non-registration carrying a criminal penalty.

  • Powers of attorney
  • Registration requirements
  • Criminal penalty for non-registration
  • Powers-of-attorney
  • Registration-requirements
  • Criminal-penalties
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Agency law

De Gruchy v Pirouet

De Gruchy v Pirouet [1989] JLR_Note 1a (24 November 1989)

A Jersey Law Reports note on agency by estoppel in the context of estate agents, examining whether a party could be treated as an agent through holding out and reliance.

  • Agency by estoppel
  • Estate agents
  • Agency-by-estoppel
  • Estate-agents
  • Agency-law
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Agency law

McGorrin v Pascoe

McGorrin v Pascoe [1989] JLR_Note 1b (17 July 1989)

A Jersey law note on a principal’s right to require an account from an agent in relation to transactions carried out on the principal’s behalf.

  • Rights of principal
  • Right to account
  • Agency-law
  • Right-to-account
  • Principal-agent
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Agency law [1987] JLR 72

J.K. Catering v Harbour Lights

J.K. Catering v Harbour Lights [1987] JLR 72 (02 April 1987)

The case concerns ostensible authority: a principal may be bound when, through an authorised manager, the agent is held out as having authority and a third party relies on it.

  • Authority of agent
  • Ostensible authority
  • Holding out
  • Principal's liability
  • Agency-law
  • Contract-law
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Contract law [1985] JLR 258

Prestige Ppties. v Shield Invs.

Prestige Ppties. v Shield Invs. [1985] JLR 258 (09 April 1986)

An estate agent’s commission claim failed because the property was withdrawn from sale before the introduced purchaser made an acceptable offer.

  • Estate agency commission
  • Ready willing and able purchaser
  • Withdrawal of property from sale
  • Estate-agency-commission
  • Ready-willing-and-able-purchaser
  • Withdrawal-of-property-from-sale
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