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Claim for specific performance of oral agreement for sale of land was bound to fail
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The High Court dismissed a multi-million euro company's claim seeking specific performance of an alleged oral agreement with a farmer to purchase property. The court found no enforceable contract existed due to the absence of a written agreement as required by s.51 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Act 2009, and no acts that could trigger the doctrine of part performance. The court also rejected the company's claim of an exclusivity agreement, noting that even if the farmer had indicated exclusive negotiations, he was entitled to change his mind without a concluded agreement or binding option to purchase. The proceedings were deemed bound to fail, disclosing no reasonable cause of action, and constituting an abuse of the court's process.
Specific performance, oral agreement, enforceable contract, Land and Conveyancing Law Act 2009, s.51, doctrine of part performance, exclusivity agreement, High Court, dismissal, no reasonable cause of action, abuse of process.
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