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Binions v Evans

[1972] Ch 359; [1972] 2 WLR 729; [1972] 2 All ER 70
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division)
Year1972
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Where a purchaser takes land expressly subject to and at a reduced price in consideration of an occupier's right to remain, equity imposes a constructive trust binding the purchaser to honour that right.

Area of Law

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Lyus v Prowsa Developments Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 1044; [1982] 2 All ER 953

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