Disagreement between Judges on Dreamvar –v- Mishcon de Reya and Others
Following ongoing legal proceedings and concern among conveyancers, the conclusion of the case has been long awaited by the industry, who have been in search of clarity over which party should bear liability where fraud is present in a transaction. It is worth noting that within the judgement there was disagreement amongst the judges on the […]
Dreamvar Barrister’s Comments – David Halpern QC and Ben Patten QC give comments on recent appeal ruling
The following is comment from David Halpern QC and Ben Patten QC who appeared for Dreamvar (UK) Ltd. David Halpern QC “The Court of Appeal’s judgment handed down on 15th May 2018 in the cases of Dreamvar Ltd v. Mishcon de Reya and P&P Ltd v. Owen White & Catlin will have far-reaching effects for buyers […]
Q&A with Jerome O’Sullivan who acted for Dreamvar
Can you provide us with some background, what were the main questions to be dealt with by the Court of Appeal? The case involved a fraudulent property transaction. Dreamvar is a small property company that entered into an agreement to purchase a house in London. Eventually it was discovered that the Vendor had impersonated the […]
Response to ‘P&P’ and ‘Dreamvar’ – Niten Chauhan, Partner who acted for P & P Property
This is a response from Niten Chauhan acted for P & P Property, and has been for the last 4 years, regarding the latest ruling on ‘P & P Property Limited –v- Owen White & Catlin and others (“P&P”)’ & ‘Dreamvar –v-Mishcon de Reya and Others (“Dreamvar”)’ JPC Law represented P&P, a small ‘father and son’ property development […]
BREAKING NEWS: Court of Appeal rules on Dreamvar
The Court of Appeal has announced the ruling on the Dreamvar v Mishcon de Reya case. Dreamvar appeals success in part Mischon still liable, still breach of trust. No section 61 relief. Disagreement between the judges, Lady Justice Gloster believes Mishcon de Reya should have been awarded relief – more details here
