X Ltd v Q Ltd [2024] NZDT 261 (14 March 2024) [pdf, 185 KB]
...proceed, or because of its confidence that it could get out of the deal, based on whatever had been said in the short time the agent was in the kitchen. I cannot determine which is the case. 20. Both the company and the agent have to take some responsibility for the misunderstanding that then ensued. Each had knowledge of the lack of the condition and each was relying on the other to proceed without it based on a brief oral conversation. This failure sits with the company from th...