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Sinclair, Scott & Co Ltd v Naughton

[1929] HCA 34; (1929) 43 CLR 310

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year1929

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Parties may be immediately and exclusively bound by agreed terms while expecting to execute a further, more formal contract in substitution that contains additional terms (the 'fourth category' of conditional agreements).

Area of Law

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