If a third party may rely on the

This decision provides important insight into your real estate law. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

If a third party may rely on the contract as a factual situation, it is on condition that the factual situation is capable of founding the application of a legal rule conferring on him the right he claims. Accordingly, a court of appeal makes an exact application of Article 1165 of the Civil Code when it declares inadmissible the payment claim of a company which merely relied on having carried out a contractual operation itself, without arguing that this circumstance had given rise in its favour to a claim of a tortious or quasi-contractual nature.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points

• Strictly comply with the statutory time limits for appeals
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, deeds, correspondence)
• Anticipate: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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