Every so often the Court will reaffirm the primacy of express terms while re-stating the rule that implied terms can only be relied on to the extent they are (i) so obvious as to go without saying, or (ii) necessary to give...more
The High Court has held that a provision in a hire purchase agreement excluding all terms implied by law was effective to exclude a statutorily implied term of satisfactory quality. It was also reasonable under the Unfair...more
In Pan Ocean Co Ltd v Daelim Corporation[1], the Commercial Court upheld the implication of a term requiring the inspection of a vessel’s holds without delay into a charterparty (a contract for the hire of a ship). The Court...more
The sanctity of the parties’ agreement is preserved as the UK Supreme Court adopts a cautious approach to implied terms. It reiterates that no term may be implied into an agreement where the implied term contradicts its...more
In Force India Formula One Team, the High Court held that a term which required Force India to own the Formula One team throughout a merchandising licence’s five year term should be implied since it was both obvious from the...more