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Commercial law [2025] EWHC 2531 (Comm)

Aston Martin Mena Ltd v Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

Aston Martin Mena Ltd v Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd [2025] EWHC 2531 (Comm) (06 October 2025)

The High Court dismissed an appeal under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 over the meaning of a pricing clause in an Aston Martin distribution agreement.

  • Contractual interpretation
  • Arbitration appeals
  • Distribution agreements
  • Comparative pricing clauses
  • Arbitration-appeals
  • Contractual-interpretation
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Arbitration

Aston Martin MENA Limited v Aston Martin Lagonda Limited

The comparator price in Article 4(A)(1) of the Distribution Agreement refers to the Dealer Net Price (DNP) charged by AML to independent, third-party retail dealers in other territories, not the Internal Transfer Price (ITP) charged to captive distributors. The language, context, and absence of evidence that AMMENA knew of captive distributors at the time of contracting support this interpretation. There is no sufficient basis to displace the natural meaning, which includes DNPs and excludes ITPs.

  • Contractual interpretation
  • Arbitration award challenge
  • Distribution agreements
  • Comparative pricing clauses
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Unjust enrichment

Matrix Receivables Limited v Musst Holdings Limited

High Court unjust enrichment dispute over fund-introduction fees. Matrix Receivables recovered shares of management fees, but not performance fees; earlier claims were time-barred.

  • Quantum meruit
  • Assignment of claims
  • Counter-restitution
  • Statute barred claims
  • Distribution agreements
  • Unjust-enrichment
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Competition law

Phones 4U Limited (In Administration) v EE Limited & Ors

The Court found that none of the defendants engaged in anti-competitive collusion or concerted practices in breach of competition law; all decisions to withdraw from Phones 4U were taken independently and were commercially rational in the context of market developments, particularly the Dixons/CPW merger. The evidence did not support any unlawful exchange of confidential information or commitments between the MNOs. EE did not breach its contract with Phones 4U, as its decision not to renew was taken in accordance with its commercial interests and not in bad faith. Parent company liability and…

  • Concerted practices
  • Anti-competitive agreements
  • Breach of contract
  • Implied duty of good faith
  • Economic torts
  • Parent company liability
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Intellectual property

Geofabrics Limited v Fibreweb Geosynthetics Limited

Damages inquiry in a patent infringement case concerning Tracktex and Hydrotex 2, addressing counterfactual sales, pricing, capacity, remoteness, and interest.

  • Patent infringement
  • Damages assessment
  • Remoteness of damages
  • Interest on damages
  • Lost profits
  • Distribution agreements
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Contract law

Heat Trace (UK) Ltd v Heat Trace Ltd

The court partly allowed and partly refused summary judgment and amendment applications in a distributor dispute, allowing some breach and commission claims to proceed.

  • Distribution agreements
  • Breach of contract
  • Summary judgment
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Limitation of actions
  • Quantum meruit
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Contract law [2020] EWHC 1418 (Ch)

Heat Trace (UK) Ltd v Heat Trace Ltd

Heat Trace (UK) Ltd v Heat Trace Ltd [2020] EWHC 1418 (Ch) (11 June 2020)

The court granted summary judgment on a statute-barred Network Rail claim and rejected an overarching introducer agreement claim, but allowed the distribution agreement and quantum meruit claims to proceed.

  • Distribution agreements
  • Commission claims
  • Commercial agency
  • Quantum meruit
  • Limitation of actions
  • Summary judgment
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Contract law [2020] EWHC 32

Demand Media Ltd v Koch Media Ltd

Demand Media Ltd v Koch Media Ltd [2020] EWHC 32 (QB) (13 January 2020)

High Court contract dispute over a distribution agreement, stock returns, pricing, missing stock, WH Smith consignment costs, and alleged confidentiality breaches.

  • Distribution agreements
  • Implied terms
  • Breach of contract
  • Damages
  • Ownership of goods
  • Price setting
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Contract law [2020] EWHC 32 (QB)

Demand Media Ltd v Koch Media Ltd

Demand Media Ltd v Koch Media Ltd [2020] EWHC 32 (QB) (13 January 2020)

High Court contract dispute over a distribution agreement, stock returns, pricing, monthly payments, missing stock and a final account between Demand Media and Koch Media.

  • Distribution agreements
  • Implied terms
  • Breach of contract
  • Damages
  • Ownership of goods
  • Price setting
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Contract law

Demand Media Ltd v Koch Media Ltd

Commercial contract dispute over stock returns, pricing, missing stock, WH Smith deductions, and alleged confidential misuse under a distribution agreement.

  • Distribution agreements
  • Implied terms
  • Breach of contract
  • Conversion
  • Confidentiality
  • Final account settlement
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