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Construction: Dubious drafting
Sapna Garg examines a recent case on contractual interpretation ‘What can we take from this case? It is a trite point, but surely there is no clearer illustration of how failing to draft a contract clearly and unambiguously can land the parties in a lengthy and costly dispute.‘ At the start of a new business …
Cases Referenced
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- Arnold v Britton & ors [2015] UKSC 36
- Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd & ors [2009] UKHL 38
- Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society [1997] UKHL 28
- Monde Petroleum SA v Westernzagros Ltd [2015] EWHC 67 (Comm); [2016] EWHC 1472 (Comm); [2018] EWCA Civ 25
- Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank [2009] EWHC 2624 (Comm); [2010] EWCA Civ 582; [2011] UKSC 50
- Reardon Smith Line Ltd v Yngvar Hansen-Tangen [1976] 1 WLR 989
- Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd [2017] UKSC 24