Ambiguous & Clumsy Drafting in Property Documents - Will the Court Step In?

Introduction

Clarity in drafting legal documents is essential, but what happens when it goes wrong?

Faced with ambiguous, clumsy, or downright careless drafting, what can a court or tribunal do, what won’t it do and what should you be advising your client?

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Common-sense or clarity of words: the Supreme Court’s view in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings v Blacks; Barton v Morris
• Is there a limit to the amount of red ink or verbal rearrangement or correction which the court is allowed?
• Bad bargain or time to imply words: the difference between Yoo v iLiv & Sparks v Biden
• Rectification: what is it, when can it be obtained and evidence: Ralph v Ralph; Persimmon v Hillier

This webinar was recorded on 31st July 2023