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Courtney & Fairbairn Ltd v Tolaini Brothers (Hotels) Ltd

[1975] 1 WLR 297; [1975] 1 All ER 716 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal (Civil Division) (England and Wales)

Year1975

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A contract (or agreement) to negotiate is not a binding, enforceable contract; an agreement that leaves a fundamental term such as price to be agreed by future negotiation is too uncertain to be enforced.

Area of Law

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