Literal Interpretation in UK Law
- Literal Interpretation Not Always Black And White?
- A Cold Wind Blows: The Impact Of A More Literal Approach To Contractual Interpretation On Construction Contracts
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Contractual Interpretation: When Can You Stray From The Strict Wording?
For businesses and lawyers, a new test set out by the Supreme Court will help inform when one can stray from the literal words of a contract and adopt an interpretation that accords with commercial...... ... For businesses and lawyers, a new test set out by the Supreme Court will help inform when one can stray from the literal words of a contract and adopt an interpretation that accords with commercial common sense. The Supreme Court has supported a literal interpretation ... ...
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The End Of Second Medical Use SPCs? AG's Opinion In Abraxis C-443/17 Suggests That Neurim C-130/11 Should Be Over-Turned
... ... with a consideration of the line of earlier case law which took a literal interpretation of Article 3(d) (most notably Yissum (C‑202/05) and a ... ...
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Cheyne Capital v. Deutsche Trustee Company: another securitisation dispute on contractual interpretation
Hot on the heels of a number of recent cases on the interpretation of securitisation documents comes Cheyne Capital (Management) UK (LLP) v. Deutsche Trustee Company Limited and another. In this ca...... ... Britton, this case is a reminder that the courts are reluctant to depart from the literal meaning of words on a page ... The relevant clause appeared in an issuer servicing agreement in a securitisation transaction. It stated that no ... ...
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Do you need to make sure your workers take a break during the workday?
Under UK law, the starting point is that a worker is entitled to a rest break of 20 minutes, where he or she works for more than six hours a day (Regulation 12(1), Working Time Regulations 1998 (th...... ... Previous EAT authorities have held that a literal interpretation must be taken in deciding whether or not an employee can ... ...
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129: Notice To Quit: A Commercial Approach
... ... DECISION ... At first instance, the trial judge applied a literal interpretation of the words in the tenancy agreement. He said that notice ... ...
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ECHA Board of Appeal Annuls Contested Decision Concerning Titanium Dioxide
On March 2, 2017, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that its Board of Appeal issued its decision in Case A-011-2014, which concerns a Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restri...
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Conflicting EAT Decisions On Post-Employment Victimisation
... ... because he had brought a discrimination claim but held that, on a literal interpretation, the Equality Act did not protect post-employment ... ...
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Restrictive Covenants Should They Be Read Literally?
... ... When drafting restrictive covenants, be mindful of their literal interpretation. This case was very unusual on the facts and parties ... ...
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