Beswick v Beswick
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Beswick v Beswick [1967] UKHL 2, [1968] AC 58 was a landmark English contract law case on privity of contract and specific performance. The Lords, overruling the decision of Lord Denning in the Court of Appeal, ruled that a person who was not party to a contract had no independent standing to sue to enforce it, even if the contract was clearly intended for their benefit.
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Beswick v Beswick | |
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Court | House of Lords |
Decided | 29 June 1967 |
Citation(s) | [1968] AC 58, [1967] UKHL 2 |
Transcript(s) | Full text of judgment |
Case history | |
Prior action(s) | [1966] Ch 538, [1966] 3 WLR 396, [1966] 3 All ER 1 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | |
Case opinions | |
Lord Reid, Lord Pearce, Lord Upjohn and Lord Guest | |
Keywords | |
Privity, third parties, consideration, specific performance |
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Today the judicial precedent has been codified by statute in the United Kingdom, and Lord Denning's decision has largely been given effect by the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. However the case remains good law in many other Commonwealth common law jurisdictions.