Does not violate the principle of

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

The situation

The Court of Appeal does not violate the adversarial principle where, seized of a plea of lack of jurisdiction of the ordinary courts, it infers the nature of a contract from an examination of its clauses, provided that the claimant had based its claim on the failure by the defendant, a public body responsible for the development of a district, to perform its contractual obligations resulting from its failure to carry out its development mission.

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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