Renyana-Stahl Anstalt v MacGregor & Anor [2001] ScotCS 78 (29 March 2001)

Renyana-Stahl Anstalt v MacGregor & Anor [2001] ScotCS 78 (29 March 2001)

The petitioners' pleadings are relevant and sufficiently specified to support a case for rectification under section 8(1)(a) of the 1985 Act. The disposition was intended to give effect to the missives, and the respondents' answers do not displace the prima facie inference that the disposition should be rectified to reflect the common intention at the time of the missives. The expiry of the enforceability of the missives does not preclude their use as evidence for rectification. The prayer for declarator is not incompetent in the context of this petition.

Citation
[2001] ScotCS 78
Parties
Petitioner: Renyana-Stahl Anstalt; Respondents: Alasdair MacGregor and Another
Jurisdiction
Scotland
Judgment Date
29 March 2001
Procedural Posture
Petition for Rectification and Declarator / Interlocutory Hearing on Relevancy and Specification of Pleadings
Outcome
Petitioners' case for rectification allowed to proceed; respondents' pleas on relevancy and competency rejected.
Legal Topics
Rectification of Deeds, Interpretation of Contracts, Real and Personal Rights, Missives of Sale, Section 8 Law Reform (miscellaneous Provisions) (scotland) Act 1985, Competency of Declarator in Petition Procedure
Property Law Contract Law Civil Procedure Rectification of Deeds Interpretation of Contracts Real and Personal Rights Missives of Sale Section 8 Law Reform (miscellaneous Provisions) (scotland) Act 1985 +1 more

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Parties

Renyana-Stahl Anstalt

Petitioner

Alasdair MacGregor and Another

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Petition for Rectification and Declarator / Interlocutory Hearing on Relevancy and Specification of Pleadings

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the disposition failed to express the common intention of the parties as reflected in the missives at the time of agreement
  2. 2 Whether rectification is competent under section 8(1)(a) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985
  3. 3 Whether the prayer for declarator is competent in a petition for rectification

Ratio Decidendi

The petitioners' pleadings are relevant and sufficiently specified to support a case for rectification under section 8(1)(a) of the 1985 Act. The disposition was intended to give effect to the missives, and the respondents' answers do not displace the prima facie inference that the disposition should be rectified to reflect the common intention at the time of the missives. The expiry of the enforceability of the missives does not preclude their use as evidence for rectification. The prayer for declarator is not incompetent in the context of this petition.

Court Disposition

Petitioners' case for rectification allowed to proceed; respondents' pleas on relevancy and competency rejected.

Orders

  • Petitioners' averments held relevant; proof before answer allowed on the merits of rectification and declarator.
  • Respondents' pleas-in-law for dismissal refused.