Lloyd's Law Reports

Professor Robert Merkin KC; Dr Johanna Hjalmarsson

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STOCZNIA GDANSKA S.A. v. LATVIAN SHIPPING CO. LATREEFER INC. AND OTHERS

[1997] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 228

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before Mr. Justice Colman

Shipbuilding contracts - Damages - Assessment - Contract for building six ships - Buyers failed to pay second instalment - Yard exercised right to rescind contract and claim damages - Damages to be assessed in accordance with contractual terms - Whether open to yard to amend pleadings to allege an anterior repudiatory breach and claim damages at common law.

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