Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Neutral Citation | [2010] EWCA Civ 667 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
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30 cases
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Feniton Property Finance DAC v McCool
...and the functional requirement defined by the term ‘ manifestly unjust’ (see Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v. Simon Carves Ltd. [2010] EWCA Civ. 667, [2010] 4 All ER 847 at para. 43). Once one steps outside that type of claim, it is not possible to assert an equitable set off, and according......
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Fearns (trading as Autopaint International) v Anglo-Dutch Paint & Chemical Company Ltd and Others
...Co Ltd v Molena Alpha Inc [1978] QB 927; [1978] 3 WLR 309; [1978] 3 All ER 1066, CAGeldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 667; [2010] 4 All ER 847, CAHanak v Green [1958] 2 QB 9; [1958] 2 WLR 755; [1958] 2 All ER 141, CAKaupthing Singer & Friedlander Ltd, In re [2009......
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Equitas Ltd and Another v Walsham Brothers & Company Ltd
...some detail the elements which underpin this test, can be taken as stated by Rix LJ in Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 667, [2011] 1 Lloyd's Rep 517: "43. … For all these reasons, I would underline Lord Denning's test [in The Nanfri], freed of any reference t......
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Zurich Insurance Plc UK Branch v International Energy Group Ltd
...Inc (The "Nanfri") [1978] 2 QB 927, and has, more recently, been analysed by Rix LJ in Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 667, [2010] 4 All ER 847. Rix J noted (para 26) that in The Nanfri the Court of Appeal had identified the need for the cross-claim to arise o......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Case Law Update Issue 5 (2010)
...loss and expense claims procedure as a condition precedent. Test for Equitable Set-Off Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd [2010] CILL 2880 and [2010] 130 Con LR 37 (CA) Under a contract for design supply and installation of elements of a biothanol plant, Geldof sought summary ju......
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Equitable set off: Court of Appeal Restates Legal Principles and The Appropriate Test
...11 June 2010, the Court of Appeal gave its decision in Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Limited [2010] EWCA Civ 667. In deciding this case, the Court took the opportunity to review and clarify the law on equitable set off – "because there appears to be some uncertainty on the subj......
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Cross-Contract Set Off - What Is The View Of The Courts?
...2010 the Court of Appeal handed down a unanimous Judgment in the case of Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd ("Geldof") [2010] EWCA Civ 667. The Leading Judgment was given by Lord Justice Rix. In the Geldof case the Court of Appeal reviewed the Judgment of His Honour Judge Raynor......
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Case Law Update - Issue 6 (2010)
...the order might be made if the sale fell through. Equitable Set-Off Geldof Metaal Constructie v Simon Carves Ltd [2010] BLR 401 and [2010] 130 Con LR 37 The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal by Simon Carves, the main contractor, against the TCC's decision in favour of Geldof, the sub-contr......
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1 books & journal articles
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Case Notes on Contracts of Guarantee
...Derham, The Law of Set-Off , 4th edn (Oxford: OUP, 2010). Consider also in this regard Geldof Metaalconstructie NV v Simon Carves Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 667 (unreported, Court of Appeal of England and Wales, 11 June 2010), para. 43. 05 Cuddihy.indd 89 11/06/2013 13:46 90 KAROLE CUDDIHY claim. ......