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Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP (The Harriette N)

[2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm); [2008] 2 Lloyd's Rep 685; [2009] 1 All ER (Comm) 1035

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court (Queen's Bench Division, Commercial Court)

Year2008

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

There is no equitable jurisdiction to rescind a contract for unilateral mistake absent misrepresentation; a unilateral mistake voids a contract at common law only where it relates to a term and the other party knew or ought to have known of it.

Area of Law

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Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm); [2008] 2 Lloyd's Rep 685; [2008] 2 CLC 520

R v Rahman [2008] UKHL 45; [2009] 1 AC 129; [2008] 3 WLR 264; [2008] 4 All ER 351

R v H R v H; R v C [2004] UKHL 3; [2004] 2 AC 134; [2004] 1 All ER 1269

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