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Consent orders: A matter of interpretation
Kayleigh Biswas sets out the issues encountered in Derhalli v Derhalli, where the delayed sale of a former matrimonial home led to a plethora of litigation To ascertain the meaning of an order, the court would need to consider what a reasonable person, having all the background knowledge, would have understood the order to mean, …
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- Arnold v Britton & ors [2015] UKSC 36
- Barder v Barder (Caluori Intervening) [1988] AC 20
- Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd & ors [2009] UKHL 38
- Derhalli v Derhalli [2021] EWCA Civ 112