Constructive notice
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A person has constructive notice when they are presumed or deemed to know of a particular state of affairs although they do not have actual notice. Constructive notice is deemed when a person is expected to have made enquiries and failed to do so. A typical example is when a transaction or dealing with property appears on a public register and the person does not inspect the register prior to entering a transaction. In such circumstances, the person deemed to know the contents of the register.