UK, Contract Interpretation, Damages

Court of Appeal Upholds Contract With Open Price Clause

Cooley LLP on 6/25/2025

The English Court of Appeal’s judgment in KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v. Citrosuco GmbH provides helpful guidance on the enforceability of long-term supply contracts where the price for part of the goods is left open to be agreed...more

Legal Developments in Construction Law April 2025 New

Mayer Brown on 4/17/2025

1. AND "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE APPLIES WHEN? Without prejudice privilege is a legal rule protecting genuine negotiation discussions from disclosure, the object being to encourage negotiations that...more

Complex Commercial Litigation Law Review - Fifth Edition - England & Wales

Latham & Watkins LLP on 12/19/2022

The courts of England are some of the most established fora for dealing with complex commercial litigation. The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) that apply to English civil litigation, which govern every aspect of cases from...more

Force Majeure: substantial damages even if you cannot perform

White & Case LLP on 7/25/2019

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeal has awarded substantial damages to the innocent party after a force majeure event, in circumstances where the party seeking to rely on the force majeure event to excuse liability...more

Legal and Financial Risk Newsletter – May 2019

Hogan Lovells on 6/5/2019

UK class actions revived? The Court of Appeal breathes life into Merricks' £14 billion claim against MasterCard - The Court of Appeal has allowed Walter Merricks' appeal of the Competition Appeal Tribunal's (the "CAT")...more

UK Capital Maintenance Principle May Restrict Damages Awards

Morgan Lewis on 11/12/2013

Obiter dicta by High Court suggests that damages may not be available as a remedy where an English company breaches a contractual obligation and performance of that obligation would have required a breach of the "capital...more