Contract – Guarantee
The recent High Court decision in Tesco Stores Ltd v Constable and others [2007] EWHC 2088 (Comm); [2007] PLSCS 196 demonstrates that the scope of public liability insurance has important…
Public liability policy – Indemnity – Claimant constructing supermarket over railway cutting – Claimant settling claim for loss during construction works – Whether underlying insurance policy providing indemnity – Preliminary…
Agreement – Roadworks – Claimant paying contribution towards improvements to junction to be carried out by defendant council – Contribution repayable if works not commenced by given date – Whether…
Contract Construction
Residential development – Fraudulent misrepresentation – Rescission of contract – Parties negotiating sale and leaseback of football ground – Defendant issuing notice against claimant’s registration of title alleging misrepresentations and…
When can mutual obligations of good faith and full and fair disclosure be implied into an ordinary commercial property transaction between unconnected parties of equal bargaining power? The recent decision…
Sale of Land, Contract
Insurance; Contract
The duty of good faith is an important ingredient in the general law of contract in some legal systems, but it has never been specifically adopted into English common law.
Consultancy agreement – First claimant agreeing to assist in obtaining planning consent for defendants’ land in return for fee on sale with benefit of consent – Defendants seeking to sell…
Application of contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.