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Sembcorp Marine Ltd v PPL Holdings Pte Ltd

[2013] 4 SLR 193
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Court of Appeal laid down three-step framework for implying terms in fact: identify a gap, establish necessity, and formulate the specific term to be implied.

Key Principle

implied terms; three-step framework: gap in contract, necessity, and specific term; contextual interpretation adopted

Area of Law

Contract and Interpretation

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