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ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
COMMERCIAL COURT (KBD)
Mrs Justice Dias
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
Before :
LORD JUSTICE PHILLIPS
LORD JUSTICE NUGEE
and
LORD JUSTICE BIRSS
Between :
ORION SHIPPING AND TRADING LTDLLC | Claimant/ Respondent |
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|
GREAT ASIA MARITIME LTD | Defendant/ Appellant |
David Lewis KC and Eliza Bond (instructed by MFB Solicitors) for the Appellant
Alexander Wright KC and Robert Scrivener (instructed by Preston Turnbull LLP)
for the Respondent
Hearing date: 10 July 2025
Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 2 October 2025 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.
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Lord Justice Nugee:
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- Introduction
- The contract
- Facts
- Appeal to the High Court
- Grounds of appeal
- Ground 1: were Sellers contractually obliged to tender Notice of Readiness by the Cancelling Date?
- Ground 2: can Buyers recover loss of bargain damages under Clause 14(B)?
- The Judge’s Judgment
- Mr Wright’s arguments
- Previous authorities
- Commercial considerations
- Conclusions
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