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Takhar v Gracefield Developments Ltd

[2019] UKSC 13
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtUK Supreme Court
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Summary

A judgment obtained by fraud may be set aside without requiring proof that the fraud could not have been discovered with reasonable diligence at the time of trial.

Key Principle

Fraud unravels all. A judgment obtained by fraud can be set aside without showing the fraud could not have been discovered with reasonable diligence at the time of the original trial.

Area of Law

procedure

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