Gill (Stewart) Ltd v Myer (Horatio) & Company Ltd

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
Date1992
CourtQueen's Bench Division
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24 cases
  • Esso Petroleum Company Ltd v Milton
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • February 5, 1997
    ...case in response. On reflection, however, and guided in particular by certain observations of Lord Donaldson MR in Stewart Gill Limited v Horatio Myer & Co Ltd [1992] QB 600, it is surely plain that we have no option but to reach a clear and final conclusion upon each of the three points, n......
  • Barclays Bank Plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Commercial Court)
    • February 18, 2015
    ...... heading "REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR TO THE COMPANY'S DIRECTOR ON THE NON-STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VON ... . 59 In Stewart Gill Ltd v Horatio Myer & Co Ltd [1992] 1 QB 600 the ......
  • Regus (UK) Ltd v Epcot Solutions Ltd
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • April 15, 2008
    ...in the context of an exclusion against misrepresentation. He said: “The consequence of the approach adopted in Stewart Gill [[1992] 1 QB 600] is (as the present case shows) that the court may hear arguments that a term is or may be unreasonable (and so wholly void in relation to misrepresen......
  • National Westminster Bank Plc v Utrecht-America Finance Company [QBD (Comm)]
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • May 10, 2001
    ...as it is known to English law. Some reliance was placed upon the decision of this court in Stewart Gill Ltd v Horatio Myer & Co Ltd [1992] 1 QB 600 but, given that the clause is concerned only with non-disclosure and not misrepresentation, I can see nothing in that decision which leads to ......
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  • Recent Contract Law Cases Relevant in the Financial Services Industry
    • United Kingdom
    • JD Supra United Kingdom
    • August 3, 2011
    ...unreasonable because there was no explanation of (C’s) requirement for this clause This is unusual. In the earlier case of Gill v Myer [1992] 1 QB 600 a no set-off clause was held to be unreasonable when it was expressed in the following terms: “The Customer shall not be entitled to withhol......
  • How The Dog With The Degree Led To A Contract Without A Cap
    • United Kingdom
    • Mondaq United Kingdom
    • June 7, 2010
    ...Terms Act 1977. The courts have held that it is never reasonable to exclude liability for fraud (Thomas Witter Ltd v TBP Industries Ltd [1992] Q.B. 600) and therefore liability caps in a contract will not apply to any claim for fraudulent In order to establish fraudulent misrepresentation, ......

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