Enforcement of Agreement to Hold Licence as Nominee

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Enforcement of Agreement to Hold Licence as Nominee - Practice - Stay Pending Appeal of Order for Transfer of Licence Contracts

D.E. & Sons Fisheries Ltd. v. Goreham, 2003 NSCA 31

In Contracts, Fish Cases, Fisheries Practice on July 13, 2012 (Updated July 13, 2012)

This case involved an action by a fish processing company to enforce an alleged agreement by a fisherman to hold a lobster licence as nominee for the company. Upon a summary judgement application, the court gave judgement for the fish processing company and ordered the fisherman to execute all necessary documents to transfer the licence to a nominee of the …

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