17 May 2004
FAR EAST DRUG (B.V.I.) CO LTD v. FIRST PACIFIC CO LTD
- Citation
- FAR EAST DRUG (B.V.I.) CO LTD v. FIRST PACIFIC CO LTD
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCL41/2003
The contractual phrase 'months' in Clause 8(D) is to be read as calendar months measured as 'clear' or 'full' months rather than by the corresponding date rule or as lunar months; the clause is a time‑barring provision for the defendant's benefit and should be construed to give as much time as the language admits. Applying that construction the plaintiff's letter dated 6 June 2003 was within the contractual deadline and the claim is not time‑barred.