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Rectification on grounds of common mistake (Daventry DC v Daventry & District Housing)

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Published on: 09 October 2011
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In Daventry DC v Daventry & District Housing, the Court of Appeal concluded that there had been an objective departure from a previously-agreed position, so that the pension provisions of an agreement could be rectified on the grounds of common mistake.

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