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The penalty clause rule re-considered

The Supreme Court in Cavendish Square Holding BV v Talal El Makdessi and ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67, [2015] 3 WLR 1373 rejected a challenge to the penalty clause rule and held that it continues to be a part of English contract law.

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