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Patel v Mirza

[2016] UKSC 42
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom (nine-Justice panel)
Year2016
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

illegality defence; trio of considerations replacing the reliance test

Area of Law

Contract — Frustration and Illegality

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