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Pitt v Holt

[2013] UKSC 26
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtSupreme Court of the United Kingdom
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Mistake sufficient to set aside a voluntary disposition must be as to the legal character or nature of the transaction, or some matter of fact or law which is basic to the transaction.

Area of Law

equity

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