Agip (Sierra Leone) Ltd v Edmask & Paramount Chief of Kakua Chiefdom & Chiefdom Council

Landlord's ongoing acceptance of rent amounted to waiver of tenant's breach of lease; oil company induced breach of lease. Supreme Court of Sierra Leone, 1973

This case reviews important princples regarding the circumstances in which a landlord’s conduct will amount to waiver of a tenant’s breach (failure to register lease within 60 days), the ingredients of the tort of inducing breach of contract and whether posession of land ought to be awarded rather than damages in lieu of possession.

To access the full judgment: Agip (Sierra Leone) Ltd v Edmask & Ors