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United Kingdom negligencecontra proferentem

Canada Steamship Lines Ltd v R

[1952] UKPC 1
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (on appeal from Canada)
Year1952
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Doctrinal subject: the interpretation of unfair terms contra proferentem

Area of Law

Contract and Commercial

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