Litigation Notes

Supreme Court finds no entitlement to payment in circumstances not addressed by express contractual terms   

The Supreme Court has, by a majority, allowed an appeal against a Court of Appeal judgment (considered here) that granted an award for unjust enrichment …

Court of Appeal upholds summary judgment for rent accrued during Covid closures of commercial premises, rejecting arguments based on implied terms and "failure of basis"

The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals against the grant of summary judgment to commercial landlords for payment of accrued rent in two cases where …

High Court grants summary judgment in claim for rent accrued during periods of Covid closure, rejecting defences based on implied terms and "failure of basis"

The High Court has granted summary judgment to the landlord of commercial premises in a claim for arrears of rent and service charges due since the …

Joint Operating Agreement arguably a “relational contract” but Commercial Court declines to imply duty of good faith or Braganza duty

High Court provides guidance on relational contracts and implied duties of good faith

Court of Appeal finds clause imposing liquidated damages for delay did not apply where work was never completed

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal held that a clause providing for liquidated damages for delay did not apply where the contractor failed to …

Supreme Court overturns decision finding contract incomplete and declining to imply term

The Supreme Court has unanimously held that a binding agreement was reached between a property seller and an estate agent, despite the parties not having …

Court of Appeal decision underlines high threshold for implying terms into a contract

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision to imply a contractual term into a loan agreement entered into between a brokerage firm and …

High Court finds option agreement void for uncertainty where it left delivery dates to be agreed

The High Court has found that an option agreement for the purchase of oil tankers was void for uncertainty where it provided that the delivery date for …

Court of Appeal refuses to imply term where contract incomplete

The Court of Appeal has held, by a majority, that no binding agreement was reached between the seller of several flats and an estate agent, as the …

No implied obligation of good faith in exercising contractual right of termination

The High Court has again considered the circumstances in which a duty of good faith will be implied into a contract, rejecting an argument that a party's …

How far can you act in your own self-interest? The role of good faith in commercial contracts

The traditional starting point in English contract law is that parties are free to do what they like so long as they do not breach the agreed terms. But …