Lord Herschell discussed the test for whether a contract had been renounced, and said: ‘Of course the question was not what actually influenced [the innocent party], but what effect the conduct of the [other party] would be reasonably calculated to have upon a reasonable person.’
Judges:
Lord Herschell
Citations:
(1893) 20 R (HL) 47
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – SK Shipping (S) Pte Ltd v Petroexport Ltd ComC 24-Nov-2009
The parties disputed the termination of a charterparty for anticipatory repudiatory breach.
Held: To the extent that the dispute relied on disputes of fact, the court preferred the evidence of the claimant. The defendant had displayed an . .
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Contract
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.381490
