New Lynn Borough v Auckland Bus Company Limited - [1964] NZLR 511

Contract — Sale of land — Memorandum signed by agent — When binding on principal — Whether fact that agent has acted as counsel in negotiations adds to authority — Part performance — Whose part performance relevant — Contracts Enforcement Act 1956, s. 2

Law Practitioners — Counsel — Barrister acting as counsel for one party in negotiations leading to oral contract for sale of land — Subsequently writing letter confirming agreement — Whether authority more extensive than that of any other agent.