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Interpretation of ambiguous commercial contracts: will common sense prevail?

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Australia, United Kingdom
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January 19 2012

In England, yes; in Australia, apparently not

Business common sense and the interpretation of commercial contracts

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada, United Kingdom
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November 11 2011

What role does business common sense play in the interpretation of commercial contracts?

Legal and market developments in Russia - summer autumn 2012

Clifford Chance LLP
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Russia
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November 7 2012

Russia Update: Legal and market developments in Russia Summer Autumn Issue 2012 Macro Updates

Common sense counts when construing commercial contracts

RPC
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United Kingdom
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November 17 2011

In Rainy Sky S.A and six others v Kookmin Bank 2011 UKSC 50, the Supreme Court provided useful guidance on the role of business common sense in construing a clause in a commercial contract, particularly in circumstances where there are competing plausible constructions, neither of which is clearly preferable on the language used alone

Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Group Co Ltd & Others -v- Emporiki Bank of Greece SA

Fenwick Elliott Solicitors
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United Kingdom
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January 31 2013

The recent Court of Appeal case of Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Group Co Ltd & Others v Emporiki Bank of Greece SA reversed the first instance decision of

Liability of banks for refusing payment under letters of credit

Morton Fraser
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United Kingdom
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September 20 2011

In Fortis Bank SANV v Indian Overseas Bank, the court considered the liability of a bank for failing to honour five letters of credit issued by it

Refund guarantee doesn’t extend to the insolvency of the builder

Morton Fraser
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United Kingdom
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February 16 2011

In our Spring 2010 e-news we reported on the case of Kookmin Bank which dealt with the interpretation of a refund guarantee between Kookmin Bank (the "Bank") and the customer of an insolvent shipyard

Time bars and indemnities - commercial sense and certainty

Kennedys
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United Kingdom
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December 1 2011

We highlight two recent English legal decisions involving demurrage claims and time bars, and a Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) case involving indemnities under a credit facility and the obligations of a confirming bank

Court of Appeal holds that a payment guarantee issued in respect of an instalment due under a shipbuilding contract was an “on-demand” bond

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 12 2012

Reed Smith (Charlie Weller) has represented the successful Appellant in Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Group Co Ltd v Emporiki Bank of Greece SA 2012 EWCA Civ 1629

Obligation to pay on demand means just that

Wragge & Co LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 24 2009

On demand guarantees entitle the beneficiary to payment regardless of a dispute in the underlying contractual relationship

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Interpretation of ambiguous commercial contracts: will common sense prevail?

Business common sense and the interpretation of commercial contracts

Legal and market developments in Russia - summer autumn 2012

Common sense counts when construing commercial contracts

Wuhan Guoyu Logistics Group Co Ltd & Others -v- Emporiki Bank of Greece SA

Liability of banks for refusing payment under letters of credit

Refund guarantee doesn’t extend to the insolvency of the builder

Time bars and indemnities - commercial sense and certainty

Court of Appeal holds that a payment guarantee issued in respect of an instalment due under a shipbuilding contract was an “on-demand” bond

Obligation to pay on demand means just that

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