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Gissing v Gissing

Gissing v Gissing [1971] AC 886; [1970] UKHL 3
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1970
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A beneficial interest in a home held in one party's name arises only where there is a common intention that the other should have such an interest, on the faith of which that other acts to their detriment; absent an agreement, indirect contributions to household expenses generally do not by themselves give rise to a beneficial interest.

Area of Law

e

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