The Claimant, an estate agent, considers that it was cut out of its entitlement to commission on the sale of a property in London in the buoyant market of the summer of 2007. By these proceedings it seeks compensation for that loss.
Toulson LJ explained that, if the contract was ‘capable’ of being read in two ways, the meaning which would result in validity might be upheld ‘even if it is the less natural construction’.
Judges:
Rix, Lloyd, Toulson LJJ
Citations:
[2011] EWCA Civ 1120, [2012] 2 All ER (Comm) 361
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd SC 3-Jul-2019
The company appealed from rejection of its contention that its former employee should be restrained from employment by a competitor under a clause in her former employment contract. . .
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Contract, Agency
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.445446
