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Shiloh Spinners Ltd v Harding

[1973] AC 691; [1973] 2 WLR 28

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1973

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Equity has a settled jurisdiction to relieve against forfeiture for breach of covenant, beyond covenants to pay rent, where the right of re-entry is in substance security for attaining a stated result and that result can still effectively be attained.

Area of Law

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