United Kingdom privityspecific performanceremedies

Beswick v Beswick

[1968] AC 58

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1967

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A person not party to a contract has no right at common law to sue to enforce it in their personal capacity, even where the contract is made for their benefit; but a contracting party's personal representative may obtain specific performance to enforce a covenant to pay a third party.

Area of Law

General case law

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