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Contract: What’s the point?
Michael Davar analyses the recent case of Astor and the principle of futility in contractual construction ‘The courts have moved to applying a strict literal approach to the interpretation of commercial contracts.’ In his judgment in Astor Management AG v Atalaya Mining plc [2017], Leggatt J stated that: There is, in my opinion, no principle …
Cases Referenced
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- Arnold v Britton & ors [2015] UKSC 36
- Astor Management AG & anor v Atalaya Mining plc & ors [2017] EWHC 680 (Comm)
- Balbosa v Ali [1990] 1 WLR 914
- Barrett Bros (Taxis) Ltd v Davies [1966] 1 WLR 1334
- Mansel Oil Ltd & anor v Troon Storage Tankers SA [2008] EWHC 1269 (Comm)
- Marks and Spencer plc v BNP Paribas Securities Services Trust Company Ltd [2013] EWHC 1279 (Ch); [2014] EWCA Civ 603; [2015] UKSC 72