‘Pipikos v Trayans’ - The High Court Revisits Part Performance
Leeming, M., "'Pipikos v Trayans' - The High Court Revisits Part Performance", Australian Law Journal, 93, 2019, pp. 91-94
8 Pages Posted: 9 Apr 2020
Date Written: April 2020
Abstract
This case note on Pipikos v Trayans [2018] HCA 39 explains the Australian High Court's affirmation of the traditional test for part performance of acts unequivocally and of their own nature referable to an agreement, rejecting the more relaxed test in Canada and some United States jurisdictions, and emphasising the roles played by statute and legal history in the formulation of legal principle.
Keywords: Part performance, acts unequivocally referable, Maddison v Alderson, statute, legal history
JEL Classification: K10, K30
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