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Barclays Bank Ltd v W J Simms Son & Cooke (Southern) Ltd

[1980] QB 677; [1979] 3 All ER 522

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court)

Year1979

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Money paid under a mistake of fact is prima facie recoverable if the mistake caused the payment, subject to defences (good consideration, change of position, agency).

Area of Law

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