Fairclough v Swan Brewery [1912]

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Mortgage was of a lease.
Redemption postponed for 17 years, at which point would
be only 6 weeks of lease left.
Privy Council regarded right to redeem as mere
pretence.
Held that because in substance lease not redeemable,
equity stepped in to allow redemption.
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