Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2005] All ER (D) 415 (Apr)
Court: Commercial Court
Judge:

Nigel Teare QC sitting as a deputy judge of the High Court

Representation Charles Hollander QC (instructed by Eversheds) for the claimant
  Sue Prevezer QC (instructed by Osborne Clarke) for the defendant.
Judgment Dates: 26 April 2005

Catchwords

Contracts - Construction - Settlement agreement - Existence of binding agreement in email exchange - Construction of settlement - Meaning of 'all claims'.

The Case

There had been a binding agreement arising out of an exchange of emails between the parties concerning the amount due from a sale and purchase agreement. The settlement agreement rendered the defendant liable to pay 2.5m.

Practice Areas

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