Principle

EQUITY AND TRUSTS — Rectification — Nature of Remedy — Rectification Corrects Mistake in Recording, Not Mistake in Agreement

Area of law
EQUITY AND TRUSTS
Court
Supreme Court

Rectification corrects mistakes in recording the intended agreement, not mistakes in the agreement itself. The court does not rectify contracts; it rectifies instruments to reflect the actual contract. The remedy is not available to correct a party's mistake in entering the contract. There must be…

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