Such consent not to be unreasonably withheld: Difference between revisions

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If the purpose of a covenant is for a party to achieve a certain purpose, or prevent a certain outcome, then if you use the covenant to achieve some other purpose, you’re likely to get yourself in trouble.
If the purpose of a covenant is for a party to achieve a certain purpose, or prevent a certain outcome, then if you use the covenant to achieve some other purpose, you’re likely to get yourself in trouble.


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*[[Don’t take a piece of paper to a knife fight]]
*[[Don’t take a piece of paper to a knife fight]]
*[[Noli mentula esse]]
*[[Noli mentula esse]]

Revision as of 11:36, 18 January 2020

When can one withhold one’s consent? When your watchword is “noli mentula esse”.

That's when. As was illustrated in the recent case of Crowther v Arbuthnot Latham & Co Ltd.

If the purpose of a covenant is for a party to achieve a certain purpose, or prevent a certain outcome, then if you use the covenant to achieve some other purpose, you’re likely to get yourself in trouble.

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