Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2003] All ER (D) 95 (Jul)
Court: Technology and Construction Court
Judge:

Recorder Reese QC

Representation Marcus Taverner QC (instructed by Walker Morris, Leeds) for the claimant.
  Paul Darling QC (instructed by Wragge & Co, Birmingham) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 25 June 2003

Catchwords

Mistake - Rectification - Contract - Unilateral mistake - Defendant's knowledge of mistake.

The Case

In all the circumstances, there had been a unilateral mistake as to the nature of the document being signed on the part of the claimant so as to justify the rectification of that document.

Practice Areas

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