Fairclough v Swan Brewery Co Ltd

Fairclough v Swan Brewery Co Ltd
Court Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Citation(s) [1912] UKPC 1. [1912] AC 465
Case history
Prior action(s) Supreme Court of Western Australia
Keywords
Mortgage

Fairclough v Swan Brewery Co Ltd [1912] UKPC 1 is an English land law case, concerning mortgage.

Facts

A had a lease of a hotel, due to expire in June 1925. In return for a loan from C, A transferred his Lease to C by way of security for A’s duty to repay the loan. Under the mortgage deal, the last repayment is due in May 1925. In 1910, A was in a position to repay the debt plus the agreed interest. C insisted it had an additional right: A could not repay the debt until May 1925.

Judgment

Lord Macnaghten held that A was able to pay off the debt early. If the additional right were enforceable, the prospect of A regaining his right would, in effect, be removed. The prospect of regaining the lease for a month was not reasonable.

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