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AI summary
The Supreme Court of Appeal considered a contract dispute about two written trailer agreements between Close Trade 200074 CC t/a Ilcor Engineering Services and Crossmoor Transport. It held that the payment and security provisions were not suspensive conditions and that Ilcor’s decision to proceed without first obtaining security did not render the agreements unenforceable. The court also dealt with storage cost claims linked to the trailers and upheld the appeal with costs.
This may be relevant to contract and commercial litigation practitioners dealing with interpretation of payment and security clauses, and claims for storage costs in manufacturing disputes.
Evidence from source
Summary: Contract – interpretation – payment and security provisions – deposit or guarantee required before commencement of manufacture – payment provisions did not render agreements unenforceable where manufacturer proceeded without first
Supports: plain_summary sentence 1 and 2
storage costs recoverable as contractual damages – failure to mitigate not established – appeal upheld.
Supports: plain_summary sentence 3