Issue 289 - July 2024
Can a party who, in breach of contract, prevents the fulfilment of a condition precedent to their obligation to pay a debt, rely on the unfulfilled condition to escape their liability to pay?
Contract issues
King Crude Carriers SA & Ors v Ridgebury November LLC & Ors
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Issue 288 - June 2024
To recover either compensation for delays or delay damages, did the other party have to comply with certain conditions precedent? Had the Employer waived the right to rely on such a requirement?
Tyson International Company Ltd v Partner Reinsurance Europe SE
Issue 287 - May 2024
Had the second contract superceded the first? Or in the words of the Court of Appeal: had the parties begun “by playing cricket but then switched to baseball?”
South East Water Ltd v Elster Water Metering Ltd
Issue 286 - April 2024
What do you need to do to show that a term is unreasonable under the Unfair Contract Terms Act (UCTA)?
FES Ltd v HFD Construction Group Ltd
Issue 285 - March 2024
Was the giving of a notice a condition precedent for recovering loss and expense? Decision affirmed on appeal. See Issue 293 [9].
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