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No oral modification clause held to be legally effective

In Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd [2018] UKSC 24, [2018] BLR 479 the Supreme Court allowed an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal (on which see our August/September 2016 issue pp 1–6) and held that effect should..
Online Published Date:  21 June 2018
Appeared in issue:  Vol 35 No 6 - 21 June 2018

The interpretation of contracts: A review of recent cases

There have been a number of cases (many of which do not involve construction contracts) in which the courts have been called upon to restate, or to consider aspects of, the law relating to the interpretation or construction of contracts. Given that..
Online Published Date:  22 June 2018
Appeared in issue:  Vol 35 No 6 - 21 June 2018

Damages for wrongful termination and proof of loss

In Redbourn Group Ltd v Fairgate Developments Ltd [2018] EWHC 658 (TCC) Mr Andrew Bartlett QC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, held that the claimant was not entitled to recover the fee which it claimed on the ground that the defendant would..
Online Published Date:  22 June 2018
Appeared in issue:  Vol 35 No 6 - 21 June 2018

Adjudication and exclusive jurisdiction clauses

In BN Rendering Ltd v Everwarm Ltd [2018] CSOH 45 Lord Bannatyne held that the enforcement of an adjudication fell within the scope of an exclusive jurisdiction clause with the consequence that he had no jurisdiction to hear the claimant’s claim to..
Online Published Date:  22 June 2018
Appeared in issue:  Vol 35 No 6 - 21 June 2018

No oral modification clause held to be legally effective


In Rock Advertising Ltd v MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd [2018] UKSC 24, [2018] 2 WLR 1603 the Supreme Court allowed an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal (on which see our August/September 2016 issue pp 1–6) and held that..
Online Published Date:  22 June 2018
Appeared in issue:  Vol 35 No 6 - 21 June 2018

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