Question juridique clé
Whether the buyer was bound by a brokerage-indication contract arising from the signed confidentiality agreement.
Solution extraite
Yes. By signing the agreement, the buyer validly undertook to pay a 3% brokerage fee if the sale was completed.
Motifs extraits
The agreement showed the essential elements of an indication brokerage contract. Even if the buyer’s subjective intent differed, his declaration had to be interpreted according to trust principles, and no proven deception or invalidity was established.