The proper construction of a contractual clause must not consider that clause in isolation, but must consider the clause in the context of the contract as a whole.
Judges:
Waller LJ,
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Civ 213, [2000] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 337, [2000] CLC 1488
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – A Meredith Jones and Co Limited v Vangemar Shipping Co Limited CA 16-May-1997
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See Also – A Meredith Jones and Co Limited v Vangemar Shipping Co Limited (No 2) CA 12-Jun-1997
Use of tapes of court hearings to verify extent of argument in earlier hearing. . .
Cited by:
Cited – Persimmon Homes (South Coast) Ltd v Hall Aggregates (South Coast) Ltd and Another TCC 10-Oct-2008
The parties had agreed for the sale of land under an option agreement. The builder purchasers now sought to exercise rights to adjust the price downwards.
Held: The provisions had been intended and had achieved a prompt and binding settlement . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Transport, Contract
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147246