R - Ratification
18/3/15
SPAR SHIPPING AS v GRAND CHINA LOGISTICS HOLDING (GROUP) LTD [2015] EWHC 718 (Comm)
The court explained why no weight was to be given to the witness statement of a witness who was available to be called [79]. The court considered applicable principles of ratification [88], whether a term is a condition of a contract [92], when time is of the essence [154], and when conduct amounts to a repudiation [208]. On the facts, payment of hire under a charter party had not been a condition and there had been a repudiation by the hirer,
11/11/13
SIMPOLE v CHEE [2013] EWHC (Ch)
A vendor had ratified the signature in his name on a sale agreement.
7/5/13
NEW FALMOUTH RESORTS LTD v INTERNATIONAL HOTELS JAMAICA LTD [2013] UKPC 11
Although a shareholder had no authority to sign a company contract, the contract had been ratified by a board meeting and was binding.