Articles tagged as Contract Law
Latest Law Papers tagged as Contract Law
Including law essays, dissertations, problem questions, case summaries, and law lectures, suitable for law students working towards their LLB / LLM qualifications or those studying for the new SQE.
Hollingworth v Southern Ferries Ltd [1977] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 70
Case Summaries
The shipowners could not rely on an exclusion clause that had not become part of the passenger’s telephone booking. ...
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Henderson v Arthur [1907] 1 KB 10
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A tenant could not rely on an earlier oral agreement allowing deferred payment to contradict the lease covenant requiring rent quarterly in advance. ...
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British Westinghouse v Underground Electric Railways [1912] AC 673
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The House of Lords held that savings from replacement turbines had to be considered when assessing damages, while preserving compensation for earlier operating losses. ...
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Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Rooney [2011] EWCA Civ 1444
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The Court of Appeal upheld the restraint-of-trade ruling on Wayne Rooney’s image-rights agreement, but allowed Proactive’s claim to continuing commission from Coleen Rooney’s company. ...
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Oh Hiam and Others v Tham Kong [1980] UKPC 18
Case Summaries
The Privy Council ordered retransfer of a Malaysian plot mistakenly included in a land sale, holding that registered title did not exclude personal equitable relief. ...
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S Pearson & Son Ltd v Dublin Corporation [1907] AC 351
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Pearson v Dublin Corporation [1907] AC 351: fraudulent misrepresentation, contractual disclaimers and responsibility for an agent’s fraud. ...
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Leeds Rugby Ltd v Harris [2005] EWHC 1591 (QB)
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Leeds Rugby v Harris [2005] EWHC 1591 (QB): the return option, consideration, contractual certainty and reasonable restraint of trade. ...
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Hochster v De La Tour [1853] EWHC QB J72
Case Summaries
Hochster could accept a clear renunciation and sue before performance was due. The judgment explains his choice, replacement employment and the assessment of damages. ...
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Summit Investment Inc v British Steel Corporation (The Sounion) [1987] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 230
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The Sounion concerned an old charter clause allocating domestic fuel costs. The Court of Appeal read it as covering all the crew’s domestic fuel use, including air conditioning. ...
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Consideration Case Summaries
Case Summaries
Thirteen consideration cases covering past services, existing duties, practical benefits and third-party obligations, with citations and links to individual summaries. ...
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Stewart Gill Ltd v Horatio Myer & Co Ltd [1992] EWCA Civ 6
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An unrestricted no-set-off clause failed the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 reasonableness test. The Court of Appeal assessed the whole term and upheld the customer’s right to defend the payment claim. ...
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Holwell Securities Ltd v Hughes [1973] EWCA Civ 5
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The Court of Appeal held that posting an option notice was insufficient where the agreement required written notice to the vendor. The lost letter did not exercise the option. ...
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R v HM Attorney-General for England and Wales [2003] UKPC 22
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The Privy Council upheld a former SAS soldier’s confidentiality agreement by a four-to-one majority, rejecting duress and undue influence; Lord Scott dissented on undue influence. ...
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St Albans City and District Council v International Computers Ltd [1996] EWCA Civ 1296
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ICL remained liable for faulty community-charge software, and its liability cap failed the reasonableness test. Damages were reduced for a shortfall later collected from chargepayers. ...
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DSND Subsea Ltd v Petroleum Geo Services ASA [2000] EWHC 185 (TCC)
Case Summaries
The court rejected economic duress and misrepresentation claims, and held PGS’s termination invalid because no relevant breach was established and the contractual requirements were unmet. ...
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Fisher v Bridges (1854) 3 E & B 642
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Fisher v Bridges held that a covenant securing the price under an illegal land-sale agreement was unenforceable. A deed did not remove the underlying illegality. ...
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Amsprop Trading Ltd v Harris Distribution Ltd [1997] 1 WLR 1025
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Amsprop explains why benefiting from a covenant is not enough to enforce it under section 56 of the Law of Property Act 1925. ...
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Byrne & Co v Leon Van Tienhoven & Co (1880) 5 CPD 344
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An offer could not be withdrawn merely by posting a letter which arrived after acceptance. Lindley J awarded the buyers £375 and costs for non-delivery. ...
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Alfred McAlpine Construction Ltd v Panatown Ltd [2000] UKHL 43
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Panatown could not recover substantial damages where the landowner had its own remedy under a duty of care deed. The House of Lords divided three to two. ...
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L Schuler AG v Wickman Machine Tool Sales Ltd [1973] UKHL 2
Case Summaries
Why calling a contractual term a condition did not permit immediate termination: Schuler’s appeal failed, with Lord Wilberforce dissenting. ...
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Great Asia Maritime Limited v Orion Shipping and Trading LLC [2026] UKSC 23
Case Summaries
Sellers of a ship under the Norwegian Saleform 2012 negligently failed to be ready for delivery, and the buyers cancelled. The Supreme Court held that clause 14 entitles buyers to loss of bargain damages even without a repudiatory breach. Background The appeal concerned the interpretation of clause 14 of the 2012 Norwegian Saleform (NSF), described […] ...
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Forthwell Limited v Pontegadea UK Limited [2026] UKSC 33
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Forthwell held the lease of a Glasgow restaurant, but its subsidiary operated the business and suffered the lost profits when flooding prevented it from trading. Could the tenant recover those profits from the landlord under a lease to which the subsidiary was not a party? The Supreme Court rejected Forthwell’s proposed exception to the ordinary […] ...
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The Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc v Ukraine (represented by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine acting upon the instructions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine) [2023] UKSC 11
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When a trustee sued Ukraine over US$3 billion in unpaid bonds, it asked for judgment without a trial. The Supreme Court held that one defence needed to be heard. Ukraine could try to prove that threats of force against people or property had induced it to borrow. The Court also explained why a state can […] ...
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Triple Point Technology, Inc v PTT Public Company Ltd [2021] UKSC 29
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When PTT ended its software contract because Triple Point had fallen badly behind, the question was whether an agreed daily sum for delay remained payable for work that Triple Point had never finished and PTT had never accepted. The Supreme Court held that it was payable for delay up to termination. By a majority, it […] ...
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Harcus Sinclair LLP and another v Your Lawyers Ltd [2021] UKSC 32
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Two law firms wanted to explore collaboration on Volkswagen emissions claims. One promised not to act for a rival claimant group without the other’s permission. Their collaboration was never formalised, so the question was whether that contemplated opportunity could still justify enforcing the promise. Your Lawyers Ltd was preparing a group claim arising from the […] ...
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