| Date | Case | Cited by |
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| 14 Nov 2002 |
[2003] 2 Lloyd's Rep 571
A commercial waiver of sovereign immunity may constitute the written consent required for interim injunctive relief against a foreign state. The waiver must be…
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18 |
| 31 Jul 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 584
An insolvency practitioner may owe a debtor a duty of care when, during an adjournment of a creditors’ meeting, he gives advice in his separate advisory…
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| 22 Jul 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 604
A former client may restrain solicitors from acting against its interests where they possess relevant confidential information and cannot establish that…
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8 |
| 16 Jul 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 581
Rectification requires convincing evidence that the parties had a common intention about their mutual rights and obligations which the written contract failed…
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5 |
| 15 Jul 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 487
Laytime may commence although no valid notice of readiness was served. This occurs where a notice valid in form was served prematurely, the vessel later…
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15 |
| 21 Jun 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 436
A contractual rescission clause will not exclude common-law damages for repudiation unless clear language does so. A provision regulating the application of…
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33 |
| 29 May 2002 |
[2003] Lloyd's Rep IR 181
A non-party costs order under section 51 is exceptional. A director does not become personally liable merely by controlling, funding or pursuing unsuccessful…
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4 |
| 17 May 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 357
A contract of carriage is covered by a bill of lading for the purposes of the Hague-Visby Rules when the contract provides for, or contemplates, the issue of…
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13 |
| 1 May 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 343
A director does not assume a personal duty of care to a bidder merely by supplying information in a takeover or by being subject to regulatory duties. The…
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28 |
| 30 Apr 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 421
Standard marine insurance clauses must receive a businesslike construction within the policy as a whole. A regulation is a “trading regulation” only where its…
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9 |
| 30 Apr 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 368
Incorporating a technical standard into a contract does not ordinarily create a general warranty that goods are suitable for every stated use. Where the…
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5 |
| 25 Mar 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 9
A contractual bond must be construed according to its express identification of the obligee. A demand made by, and seeking payment for, a different person is…
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23 |
| 20 Mar 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 342
In a professional-negligence claim arising from mishandled ancillary-relief proceedings, loss-of-chance damages require direct assessment of the best order…
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5 |
| 8 Mar 2002 |
[2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 229
A Norwich Pharmacal order ordinarily supports the assertion of civil rights against an unidentified wrongdoer. It cannot be obtained merely to detect crime…
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14 |
| 1 Mar 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep IR 612
A claims co-operation clause requiring co-operation in investigating and assessing a loss extends at least to the loss's nature, scope and amount, the…
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3 |
| 31 Jan 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 386
A professional’s duty to explain the implications of a contractual term may be a duty to provide information rather than a duty to advise whether the…
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1 |
| 31 Jan 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 309
The fair dealing doctrine applies whenever a solicitor deals with a client, whether for the solicitor or another person. Its application is not confined to…
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8 |
| 30 Jan 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 260
A claimant cannot rely on deliberate concealment under section 32(1)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980 where the claimant previously knew the relevant fact. Later…
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11 |
| 22 Jan 2002 |
[2002] Lloyd's Rep PN 231
A latent defect is the concealed flaw in workmanship or design, not merely the danger resulting from it. In a commercial building, a defect is patent if it…
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