A one-sided term inserted into a contract between solicitors and their clients by the solicitors was to be construed against the solicitors and in the client’s favour where any ambiguity allowed this. The contra preferentem rule was to be applied.
Judges:
Knox J
Citations:
Times 08-Dec-1992
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Lep Air Services v Rolloswin Investments Ltd; Moschi v LEP Air Services HL 1973
The obligation of a guarantor under a contract ‘is not an obligation himself to pay a sum of money to the creditor, but an obligation to see to it that another person, the debtor, does something.’ When a repudiatory breach is accepted by the injured . .
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Legal Professions, Contract
Updated: 24 July 2022; Ref: scu.81652