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Contract: Failing foundations – the legal approach to contractual ambiguity
Jenny Salmon reports on MT Højgaard A/S v E.ON and the lessons to be learned ‘Any warranty as to the length of operational life should have been expressly set out in the contract… and not buried in the technical requirements.’Contracts are the foundation-stone for the legal rights and responsibilities of the parties to any construction …
Cases Referenced
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- Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society [1997] UKHL 28
- MT Højgaard a/s v E.ON Climate and Renewables UK Robin Rigg East Ltd [2014] EWHC 1088 (TCC); [2015] EWCA Civ 407; [2017] UKSC 59
- Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank [2009] EWHC 2624 (Comm); [2010] EWCA Civ 582; [2011] UKSC 50
- Re Sigma Finance Corp [2009] UKSC 2