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Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd
[2002] EWCA Civ 1407
Key Principle
Common mistake renders a contract void at common law only where the shared assumption is fundamental and renders the contractual adventure impossible; there is no separate equitable jurisdiction to set aside a contract for common mistake (overruling Solle v Butcher).
Area of Law
contract
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