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Shirlaw v Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd

[1939] 2 KB 206 (CA); affd sub nom Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v Shirlaw [1940] AC 701 (HL)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal of England and Wales

Year1939

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A term is implied in fact only where it is so obvious it goes without saying – such that an officious bystander suggesting it would be met with a testy 'Oh, of course!' – reflecting the unexpressed but presumed common intention of both parties.

Area of Law

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