Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge (No 2)
| RBS plc v Etridge (No 2) | |
|---|---|
| Court | House of Lords |
| Full case name | Royal Bank of Scotland Plc v Etridge (No.2), Barclays Bank Plc v Coleman, Barclays Bank Plc v Harris, Midland Bank Plc v Wallace, National Westminster Bank Plc v Gill, UCB Home Loans Corp Ltd v Moore, Bank of Scotland v Bennett, Kenyon-Brown v Desmond Banks & Co (Undue Influence) (No.2) |
| Decided | 11 October 2001 |
| Citations | [2001] UKHL 44 [2002] 2 AC 773 [2001] 4 All ER 449 [2001] 3 WLR 1021 [2001] 2 All ER (Comm) 1061 |
| Case history | |
| Prior actions | Immediate prior actions: Three appeals from pre-trial stage striking them out, five from High Court trial decision or Court of Appeal decision. |
| Subsequent actions | Wallace and Harris interlocutory; arguable cases made out; ordered: wife could go to trial hearings as to the substantial evidence; Morris interlocutory; appeal wholly allowed (as no joint retainer etc.) no need for trial. |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | Lord Bingham of Cornhill Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead Lord Clyde Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough Lord Scott of Foscote |
| Keywords | |
| Undue influence, matrimonial home | |
Royal Bank of Scotland plc v Etridge (No 2) [2001] UKHL 44 (11 October 2001) is a leading case concerned with English land law and English contract law and the circumstances under which actual and presumed undue influence can be argued to vitiate consent to a contract.