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Antaios Compania Naviera SA v Salen Rederierna AB (The Antaios)

[1985] AC 191; [1984] 3 WLR 592

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1984

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

If a detailed semantic and syntactical analysis of a commercial contract would lead to a conclusion that flouts business common sense, the construction must yield to business common sense.

Area of Law

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