Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Australia Federal only |
| Neutral Citation | [1954] HCA 23,1954-0601 HCA A |
| Date | 1954 |
| Year | 1954 |
| Court | High Court |
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...608, in a passage quoted in paragraph 11 below. It was endorsed by the High Court of Australia in Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 112 where Dixon CJ (speaking for himself and Fullagar, Kitto and Taylor JJ) said (at 129): "No doubt it is possible a priori that the release was......
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Deeds of release and their effectiveness - update 2019
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Dispute resolution
...a penalty: Zenith Engineering Pty Ltd v Queensland Crane & Machinery Pty Ltd [2001] 2 Qd R 114. 238 Grant v John Grant & Sons Pty Ltd (1954) 91 CLR 112 at 129; BCCI v Ali [2002] 1 AC 251 at 259–260 [9], per Lord Bingham. he position may be diferent where one party knows that the other party......