What was the significance of Walsh v Lonsdale?
What was the significance of Walsh v Lonsdale? The rule in Walsh v Lonsdale allows a court of equity to regard a party to a specifically enforceable contract for the transfer of a legal interest as being in the same position, as between himself and the other party to the contract, as if the legal interest has actually been trasferred. Is Walsh v Lonsdale a fusion fallacy? 1 The fallacy alleged is that the Judicature Acts fused the substantive as opposed to the procedural rules of law and equity. Most common law jurisdictions are in agreement that the Judicature Acts...