“…In Davenport v R (1877) 3 App Cas 115 the Privy Council applied these cases to a statutory provision of a similar nature. Sir Montague Smith explained the rationale at 129:…”
“… they are voidable at the option of the innocent party, so that the party in breach cannot take advantage of their own wrongdoing: Davenport v The Queen [2877] 3 App Cas 115, 129 (PC); Quesnel Forks Gold Mining Co Ltd v Ward [1920] AC 222, 226-7 (PC); Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd v Paragon Entertainment Corp [1998] EMLR 640, 683. As…”
“…ne party as “void, at the option of the innocent party”: Quesnel Forks Gold Mining Co Ltd v Ward [1920] AC 222 (“Quesnel”) at 226; Davenport v The Queen [1877] 3 App Cas 115 (PC) (“Davenport”) at 128-9; Python Pictures v Paragon Entertainment [1998] EMLR 640 at 683; Law Debenture Trust Corp plc v Elektrim SA [2009] EWHC 1801 (Ch) a…”