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Southern Foundries (1926) Ltd v Shirlaw

[1940] AC 701
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHouse of Lords
Year1940
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

See Wikipedia article (auto-derivation declined): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Foundries_(1926)_Ltd_v_Shirlaw

Area of Law

Contract and Commercial

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