16 Dec 2015
The Option Deed, properly construed, granted the vendor the option to enter into the sale and did not give the plaintiff a right to compel the vendor to exercise that option or to complete the purchase; therefore the plaintiff cannot establish that negligent advice deprived him of an enforceable right and the first cause of action is struck out.
29 May 2015
The plaintiff's amended statement of claim did not sufficiently identify the specific rights allegedly conferred by the Option Deed and failed to particularise the date of valuation; the court ordered the plaintiff to particularise by reference to the specific contract clauses relied upon and to state the valuation date within 15 working days; the second cause of action and alleged communications to the vendor's solicitor were sufficiently pleaded and required no further particulars; costs awarded to the applicant on a 2B basis.