Tag: contractual construction

Showing 165 out of 165 results

03 February 2015

Drafting contracts: key lessons from 2014

In this briefing we look at the lessons to be learnt from some of the key English contract law cases of 2014. We have given a brief summary of each …

21 August 2014

Contractual interpretation: Court of Appeal disagrees with High Court on whether a clause is ambiguous

In the latest in a growing line of contractual interpretation disputes arising from complex financial instruments, the Court of Appeal has overturned a …

30 January 2014

Drafting contracts – key lessons learned from 2013

Our corporate team's annual contract law update considers a number of interesting contract law …

29 April 2013

Business common sense arguments fail to save unclear drafting: the Court of Appeal (UK) upholds High Court decision on loan repayment fees

BMA Special Opportunity Hub Fund Ltd & Ors v African Minerals Finance Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 416 (read the judgment here) The Court of Appeal …

18 February 2013

Structured credit products – key Australian decisions

In late 2012, the Federal Court of Australia handed down first instance judgments in two interesting cases involving claims brought by the purchasers of …

18 February 2013

Clearing brokers' duties when exercising close out powers

In the current economic climate, brokers will find the decision of the High Court (UK) in Euroption of considerable interest, since it …

18 February 2013

State entities' contractual capacity in derivatives transactions

A recent Court of Appeal (UK) decision contains an interesting and timely consideration of the capacity of a state-owned entity to enter into derivative …

18 February 2013

Business common sense in contractual interpretation: the High Court (UK) considers loan prepayment fees

In a judgment that has surprised many commentators and caused some concern amongst credit providers, a High Court decision has interpreted ambiguous …

19 December 2012

High Court Ruling in Pension Funds' Action Against Fund Manager

The High Court has ruled largely against a group of institutional investors on preliminary issues in proceedings brought against the manager and general …