Conditions precedent play an important role in contracts and it is often said that a party cannot benefit from its own breach. But in King Crude Carriers SA and others v Ridgebury November LLC and ...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a claim by the UK Home Office's Disclosure and Barring Service for over GBP1.5 million worth of delay payments against its IT supplier Tata. The contract contained a ...

"In sum, the mediation clause at issue is not a condition precedent to initiating litigation and therefore the case shall not be dismissed on that basis," the court said. In a dispute over a mediation ...