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Bates V Post Office Ltd (No 3)
''Bates v Post Office Ltd (No 3)'' [2019EWHC 606 (QB)is a part judgment (1 of 6), made in the group litigation order case of ''Bates & Others v Post Office Ltd'', an English contract law case, concerning the term of good faith and the British Post Office scandal. Facts 550 sub-postmasters and others claimed that the Post Office’s Horizon software system for sales and accounting was defective and threw up accounting shortfalls for which the Post Office then wrongly held them accountable. They argued this was a breach of contract, and good faith. The Post Office argued that the claimants were responsible for the shortfalls. This represented actual money missing, and brought many prosecutions, culminating in the British Post Office scandal. Judgment In the High Court, Fraser J, held there was a relational contract with a duty of good faith, fair dealing and transparency in the terms on liability, payment, termination and suspension in the contract. Some provisions were too unusual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Telecommunications Plc V Telefónica O2 UK Ltd
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *'' Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equitable Life Assurance Society V Hyman
''Equitable Life Assurance Society v Hyman'' implied_terms. _Facts The_Equitable_Life_Assurance_Society.html" ;"title="English contract law">000UKHL 39is an English contract law case, concerning Implied terms in English law">implied terms. Facts The Equitable Life Assurance Society">Equitable Life (est 1762) issued ‘with profits’ life assurance policies, which are a way of saving for retirement. If policy holders took benefits as a taxable Annuity (European financial arrangements), annuity (i.e. with a payment annually), then they got tax exemptions on the premiums (and bonuses at the end of the year). They could choose to have their annuity at a "guaranteed annual rate" ("GAR") that would be fixed, or a "current annuity rate" ("CAR") that would fluctuate according to the market. The choice did not affect the premium. From 1993 the current annuity fell below the guaranteed one. Article 65 of the Equitable Life's Articles of Association said the directors could, at their discr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |