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Contract law [2026] EWHC 938 (Ch)

Leddington & Anor v Sandercock & Anor

Leddington & Anor v Sandercock & Anor [2026] EWHC 938 (Ch) (24 April 2026)

The High Court rejected claims for a share of Arches’ sale proceeds and dismissed a related counterclaim over an alleged profit-share agreement.

  • Existence and enforceability of oral agreements
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Counterclaim for profit share
  • Estoppel
  • Settlement agreements
  • Oral-contract
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Arbitration

Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV (previously known as Glencore Agriculture BV)

The Supreme Court considered section 69 appeals from GAFTA arbitration awards on damages and the limits of appellate review, holding the Court of Appeal went beyond the award in key respects.

  • Appeals on points of law from arbitration awards
  • Assessment of damages for breach of contract
  • Interpretation of gafta default clause
  • Mitigation of damages
  • Available market for goods
  • Variation of contract terms
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Employment law

Amdocs Systems Group Ltd v Joel Langton

The Court of Appeal held that the employee’s 2003 Summary of Benefits was contractually binding and included a 5% annual escalation in income protection payments.

  • Unlawful deduction of wages
  • Interpretation of employment contracts
  • Income protection schemes
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Employment-contract-interpretation
  • Income-protection-schemes
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Commercial law [2022] EWHC 467 (Comm)

MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd

MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2022] EWHC 467 (Comm) (03 March 2022)

The Commercial Court held that a force majeure clause’s reasonable endeavours requirement did not oblige the Owners to accept euro payment instead of contractual US dollars.

  • Force majeure
  • Sanctions
  • Payment obligations
  • Reasonable endeavours
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Force-majeure
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Contract law [2021] EWHC 1629

Tattersalls Ltd v McMahon

Tattersalls Ltd v McMahon [2021] EWHC 1629 (QB) (18 June 2021)

The High Court held that an auction bidder was personally liable under the sale conditions, together with the company he said he represented, and awarded resale losses and interest.

  • Auction sales
  • Joint and several liability
  • Agency and principal liability
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Auction-sales
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Contract law [2021] EWHC 1629 (QB)

Tattersalls Ltd v McMahon

Tattersalls Ltd v McMahon [2021] EWHC 1629 (QB) (18 June 2021)

The High Court held that a bidder at Tattersalls was personally liable for auction purchases made while acting for a company, and that resale costs and interest were recoverable.

  • Auction sales
  • Joint and several liability
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Authority of company directors
  • Mitigation of loss
  • Auction-sales
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Contract law

British Gas Trading Ltd v Shell UK Ltd & Anor

Court of Appeal held clause 6.4(1) required physical delivery capacity from the Reservoirs, excluding STACA-repaid gas; cross-appeal on damages was also allowed.

  • Interpretation of contracts
  • Damages for breach of contract
  • Gas supply agreements
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Contract-interpretation
  • Breach-of-contract-damages
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Landlord and tenant [2020] EWCA Civ 1621

Curo Places Ltd v Pimlett

Curo Places Ltd v Pimlett [2020] EWCA Civ 1621 (01 December 2020)

The Court of Appeal held that a tenancy clause allowed the landlord to add grounds maintenance as an extra service and charge for it, and remitted a consumer-unfairness issue.

  • Service charges
  • Tenancy agreements
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Interpretation of contracts
  • Unfair terms in consumer contracts
  • Service-charges
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Arbitration

Mascareignes Sterling Co Ltd v Chang Cheng Esquares Co Ltd

The Privy Council dismissed an appeal over a Mauritian construction arbitration, holding the contract remained lump sum and that the final account and other challenges disclosed no error of law.

  • Scope of appeal from arbitration
  • Interpretation of building contracts
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Public order in arbitration
  • Damages for breach of contract
  • Finance agreements in construction
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Construction law [2014] EWHC 589 (TCC)

Stopjoin Projects Ltd v Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (HY) Ltd

Stopjoin Projects Ltd v Balfour Beatty Engineering Services (HY) Ltd [2014] EWHC 589 (TCC) (13 January 2014)

The court rejected a claim based on assignment of subcontract debts under an anti-assignment clause, but allowed the implied trust argument to proceed.

  • Assignment of contractual rights
  • Anti-assignment clauses
  • Implied trusts
  • Vandepitte procedure
  • Variation of contract terms
  • Waiver and estoppel
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