Letter of Intent

In the past, it has been argued a letter of intent could be considered to be akin to conditional contract, illustrated by British Steel Corporation v. Cleveland Engineering Co [1984] 1 All ER 504. But the success in this particular case can also be contrasted with the decision in Regalian Properties Plc v.

London Dockland Development Corporation [1995] 1 WLR 212 where there was an unsccessful action for reimbursement of expenses incurred by a property developer regarding preparatory work in respect of a contract that also never materialised. Such a differing view is largely based on the fact that these cases are not analogous because, whilst one party, in British Steel Corporation v. Cleveland Engineering Co [1984] 1 All ER 504, requested the other to perform services and supply goods that would have been required under the expected contract, the costs that Regalian Properties Plc v.

London Dockland Development Corporation [1995] 1 WLR 212 sought reimbursements for arose in an effort to put itself in a position to obtain and then actually perform the contract itself

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