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Bailey v Angove's Pty Ltd

[2016] UKSC 47
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Summary

An agent's apparent authority survives termination of actual authority until the third party receives notice of termination, binding the principal to prior transactions.

Key Principle

An agent's apparent authority survives termination of actual authority until the third party has notice; the principal is bound by transactions entered into before notice of termination.

Area of Law

commercial

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