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Cavendish Square Holdings BV v Makdessi

[2012] EWHC 3582 (Comm)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court
Year2012
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

At first instance Burton J held that two clauses in a share-sale agreement (forfeiting deferred consideration and triggering a call option at a goodwill-stripped price on breach of restrictive covenants) were enforceable price-adjustment/primary obligations rather than unenforceable penalties.

Area of Law

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