Ambiguous drafting: rescission of contract | Practical Law

Ambiguous drafting: rescission of contract | Practical Law

The High Court has held that a clause entitling the parties to rescind a contract where all of the conditions precedent had not been met by a longstop date could only be relied on where none of the conditions had been met by that date.

Ambiguous drafting: rescission of contract

Practical Law UK Articles 0-638-0372 (Approx. 2 pages)

Ambiguous drafting: rescission of contract

by Practical Law Property
Published on 26 Jan 2017United Kingdom
The High Court has held that a clause entitling the parties to rescind a contract where all of the conditions precedent had not been met by a longstop date could only be relied on where none of the conditions had been met by that date.