GEOQUIP MARINE OPERATIONS AG v TOWER RESOURCES CAMEROON SA AND ANOTHER

[2022] BLR 289

QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION(COMMERCIAL COURT)

Before MacDonald Eggers

Contract sum – Whether late invoice defeated right to be paid – Whether term a condition that made time of the essence – Estoppel by convention – Whether shared assumption sufficiently clear – Whether unequivocal communication that crossed the line – Estoppel by contract – Whether recitals went beyond statement of facts – Guarantee – Whether guarantee discharged by material variation to underlying contract.