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High Court considers how to interpret the term "the purpose" in a commercial contract

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High Court considers how to interpret the term "the purpose" in a commercial contract

The High Court has considered how to interpret the term "the purpose" in a commercial contract. (Starbev GP Ltd v Interbrew Central European Holdings BV [2014] EWHC 1311)
NOTE: On 11 May 2016, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from this decision (see Starbev GP Ltd v Interbrew Central European Holdings BV [2016] EWCA Civ 449). A further legal update dealing with the Court of Appeal decision will be published shortly.

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Resource ID 9-567-9726
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Law stated as at 15-May-2014
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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