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Construction of contracts

February 19, 2018 by JW in Contracts, Ambiguous contract, How to construe contract

How should lawyers construe an ambiguous contract? Does Codelfa still apply?

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February 19, 2018 /JW
Contracts, Commercial Court, County Court, Supreme Court of Victoria
Contracts, Ambiguous contract, How to construe contract
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Penalty clauses: when is a provision a penalty and thus void?

July 03, 2017 by JW in Breach of contract, Contracts, How to construe contract, Termination of contract

The Victorian Court of Appeal has summarised the law of penalties in Melbourne Linh Son Buddhist Society Inc v Gippsreal Ltd [2017] VSCA 161 (23 June 2017) per Maxwell P, Kyrou JA and Cameron AJA. 

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July 03, 2017 /JW
Contracts, Penalty clauses, Law of penalties, Commercial Court, Supreme Court of Victoria, County Court
Breach of contract, Contracts, How to construe contract, Termination of contract
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