2/10/19
NATIXIS SA v MAREX FINANCIAL [2019] EWHC 2549 (Comm)
The claimant succeeded in a claim for damages for the defendant’s breach of contract in providing forged warehouse receipts in connection with repo transactions for the purchase of nickel. The court considered principles of common mistake [181], bailment [227], collateral contracts [251], estoppel [280], negligence [289], the impact of disclaimers [353], contributory negligence [445], the court’s approach to clauses negativing duties and liabilities [481], the reasonableness test under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 [513] and mitigation [538].
14/6/17
TIMES TRAVEL (UK) LTD v PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES CORPORATION [2017] EWHC 1367 (Ch)
Considers applicable principles to make out a collateral contract [234] and economic duress [248-255].