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Nordenfelt v Maxim Nordenfelt Guns & Ammunition Co Ltd

[1894] AC 535
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1894
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

restraint-of-trade doctrine — covenants enforceable only if reasonable in the interests of both parties and the public

Area of Law

Contract and Commercial

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