Appeal against dismissal of claim with costs. The claimant was personal representative of her husband’s estate. He had been employed by the defendants to provide support and security escort to US personnel based in Iraq under a contract for services. He had died carrying out those services. The court was asked to construe the defendant’s … Continue reading Hodges v Aegis Defence Services (BVI) Ltd: CA 12 Nov 2014
The court was asked to consider whether there was any implied term limiting the power of a mortgagee to set interest rates under a variable rate mortgage. Held: A loan arrangement which allowed a lender to vary the implied rate of interest, included an implied term not to impose an unreasonable or extortionate rate, nor … Continue reading Paragon Finance plc v Nash etc: CA 15 Oct 2001
The bank had sought summary dismissal of a claim for non-payment of bonuses to the claimant a former employee, and now appealed refusal of its request for summary dismissal, saying that the claim had no prospect of success. The claimant said that though the payments were discretionary, it was an implied term that the bank … Continue reading Commerzbank Ag v Keen: CA 17 Nov 2006
