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United Kingdom terms implied in lawlandlord and tenant

Liverpool City Council v Irwin

[1977] AC 239; [1976] UKHL 1
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1976
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A term may be implied into a contract as an incident of a particular type of relationship (a term implied in law) where it is a necessary incident of that kind of contract, the test being one of necessity arising from the nature of the contract rather than mere reasonableness.

Area of Law

General case law

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