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Contract law [2026] EWHC 399 (Ch)

Presbar Diecastings Ltd v GW Atkins & Sons Ltd & Anor

Presbar Diecastings Ltd v GW Atkins & Sons Ltd & Anor [2026] EWHC 399 (Ch) (25 February 2026)

High Court Chancery Division judgment on an APA dispute: Presbar recovered the unpaid purchase price, while Shield’s principal order book and machinery warranty counterclaims mostly failed.

  • Asset purchase agreement
  • Breach of warranty
  • Measure of damages
  • Interpretation of contracts
  • Set-off and counterclaim
  • Asset-purchase-agreement
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Commercial law

Mercuria Energy Trading SA v Onex DMCC

Commercial Court held that Onex was not liable for an Iraqi SRFO cargo containing 16ppm organic chlorides; the contract’s “typicals” were not binding warranties.

  • Sale of goods
  • Contract interpretation
  • Quality and description of goods
  • Measure of damages
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Contract-interpretation
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Commercial law [2026] EWHC 130 (Comm)

Mercuria Energy Trading SA v Onex DMCC

Mercuria Energy Trading SA v Onex DMCC [2026] EWHC 130 (Comm) (22 January 2026)

Commercial Court held that an Organic Chloride entry was a non-binding typical, not a guarantee, and dismissed Mercuria’s claim over a contaminated fuel oil cargo.

  • Interpretation of contract terms
  • Sale by description
  • Measure of damages
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Quality and description of goods
  • Contract-interpretation
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Maritime law [2025] EWCA Civ 1529

Skyros Maritime Corporation & Anor v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Re 'SKYROS' & 'AGIOS MINAS')

Skyros Maritime Corporation & Anor v Hapag-Lloyd AG (Re 'SKYROS' & 'AGIOS MINAS') [2025] EWCA Civ 1529 (28 November 2025)

The Court of Appeal held that shipowners can recover ordinary late-redelivery damages by reference to market and contract rates, even if a sale meant no re-chartering would follow.

  • Damages for late redelivery under time charter
  • Measure of damages
  • Remoteness of damage
  • User damages
  • Res inter alios acta
  • Compensatory principle
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Maritime law

Skyros Maritime Corporation & Anor v Hapag-Lloyd AG

The Court of Appeal held that owners could recover substantial damages for late redelivery of time-chartered vessels, measured by market rate over the overrun period.

  • Damages for late redelivery
  • Time charterparty
  • Measure of damages
  • Remoteness
  • Res inter alios acta
  • User damages
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Construction law [2025] EWHC 2581 (TCC)

Mallas v Persimmon Homes Ltd & Anor

Mallas v Persimmon Homes Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 2581 (TCC) (09 October 2025)

The High Court held that inadequate foundations breached contract and the Defective Premises Act, but demolition of the house was unnecessary; damages were assessed on underpinning and repair.

  • Defective premises
  • Remedies for breach of contract
  • Measure of damages
  • Building standards
  • Defective premises act 1977
  • Defective-premises-act-1977
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Property law [2025] EWHC 1315 (TCC)

Wilson & Ors v HB (SWA) Ltd

Wilson & Ors v HB (SWA) Ltd [2025] EWHC 1315 (TCC) (30 May 2025)

The court struck out most of the Wilsons’ claimed loss heads in a defective premises and lease breach case, allowing only service charge and interest claims to continue.

  • Damages for breach of lease
  • Defective premises act 1972
  • Measure of damages
  • Strike out applications
  • Summary judgment
  • Remoteness of damage
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Construction law [2025] EWHC 723 (TCC)

Southern Electricity Power Distribution PLC v OCU Modus Ltd

Southern Electricity Power Distribution PLC v OCU Modus Ltd [2025] EWHC 723 (TCC) (27 March 2025)

The High Court held that defective cable installation work justified full circuit replacement, and that SEPD’s chosen remedial scheme and costs were reasonable and recoverable.

  • Defective works
  • Measure of damages
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Causation
  • Remedial works
  • Reasonableness of reinstatement
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