Transocean Drilling U.K. Ltd (Claimant/Appellant) v Providence Resources Plc
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | Lord Justice Moore-Bick,Lord Justice McFarlane,Lord Justice Briggs |
| Judgment Date | 13 April 2016 |
| Neutral Citation | [2016] EWCA Civ 372 |
| Docket Number | Case No: A3/2015/0855 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Civil Division) |
| Date | 13 April 2016 |
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Motortrak Ltd v FCA Australia Pty Ltd
...in my view were of equal bargaining power and thus the clause is not to be construed contra proferentem against FCAA: Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources Plc [2016] EWCA Civ 372 at [19] – [21]. 113 The parties referred to the Court of Appeal decision in Kudos Catering (UK) Ltd......
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Classic Maritime Inc. v Limbungan Makmur SDN BHD
...Rep 38Sueton D Grant & Co v Coverdale Todd & Co (1884) 9 App Cas 470, HL(E)Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources plc [2016] EWCA Civ 372; [2016] 2 All ER (Comm) 606; [2016] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 51, CAWertheim v Chicoutimi Pulp Co [1911] AC 301, PCAPPEAL from Teare JBy a claim form the ......
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Pinewood Technologies Asia Pacific Ltd v Pinewood Technologies Plc
...to nothing more than a mere declaration of intent” ( Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources plc (The GSF Arctic III) [2016] EWCA Civ 372, per Moore-Bick LJ at [27]). 83 Although I was not referred to any authorities dealing with the general approach to be taken by the court to t......
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The Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust v Atos it Services UK Ltd
...Moore-Bick LJ at para. [46]; Nobahar-Cookson v The Hut Group Limited [2016] EWCA Civ 128 per Briggs LJ at para. [19]; Transocean Drilling UK ltd v Providence Resources plc [2016] EWCA Civ 372 per Moore-Bick LJ at paras. [14] and [28]. 77 However, the words used must be clear and unambiguous......
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7 firm's commentaries
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COVID-19 – Issues Affecting Performance Of Contractual Obligations In Construction Contracts: A Comparison Between English And Malaysian Law
...a similar rule that was thought by many to apply to exclusion clauses (see Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources Plc [2016] EWCA Civ 372)). Since force majeure clauses are sometimes regarded as a species of exclusion clause, parties invoking them may seek to rely on that paralle......
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English Court of Appeal signals broader approach to exemption clauses in commercial contracts
...obtain appropriate legal advice on the limitation of liability. Footnotes 1 See Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources PLC [2016] EWCA Civ 372; DA Constable Syndicate v Auckland District Law Society Inc [2010] NZCA 237 [2010] 3 NZLR 23 at [69], Executors Ltd v QBE Insurance (Inte......
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Contra Proferentem - Another Latin Principle Bites The Dust?
...(Stores Management) Limited [2011] EWCA Civ 904 and Lord Justice Moore-Bick in Transocean Drilling UK Ltd v Providence Resources PLC [2016] EWCA Civ 372, Jackson LJ held that "in relation to commercial contracts, negotiated between parties of equal bargaining power, [the contra proferentem ......
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1/3LY Oil & Gas Disputes: Recent Cases On The Interpretation Of Contracts
...of recent case law would be complete without mentioning the Court of Appeal's decision a few months ago in Transocean v Providence [2016] EWCA Civ 372. Providence had contracted with Transocean for the supply of a semi-submersible drilling rig for a drilling contract in the Irish Sea. A dis......
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