Commercial Contracts - A 2025 Case Review

Introduction

When drafting, reviewing or negotiating commercial contracts, it’s important to be aware of recent changes in law. This session updates the main commercial cases from 2025 and what we can learn from them.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Contract formation (WhatsApp message exchanges) - Jaevee v Fincham [2025] /Southeaster Maritime v Trafigura [2024]
• Contract formation (thumbs up emojis as acceptance) - Achter Land v South-West [2024] - Canadian case
• Contract formation (agreements to agree and reasonable endeavours) - Salem v Salem [2024]
• Drafting conditions precedent to payment - King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC [2025] /Disclosure and Barring Service v Tata Consultancy Services Ltd [2025]
• Implied duty of good faith in franchise agreement - Ellis v John Benson Ltd [2025]
• Exclusion and limitation clauses (limitation clauses and set-off provisions) - Topalsson v Rolls Royce [2024]
• Exclusion and limitation clauses (meaning of ‘aggregate liability’) - Tata Consultancy v DBS [2024]
• Exclusion and limitation clauses (exclusion of ‘anticipated profits’) - EE Ltd v Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd [2025]
• Incorporating onerous/unusual contract terms - Durber v PPB Entertainment Ltd [2025] /MS Amlin Marine NV v King Trader Ltd [2025]
• Interest clauses (‘substantial remedy’) - A&V Building v J&B Hopkins [2024]
• Courts supply of missing contract terms - RMK Maritime (Europe) Ltd v CMB.Tech NV [2025] /KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v Citrosuco GmbH [2025]
• Claiming the price of goods - CE Energy DMCC v Bashar [2025] /Trans Trade RK SA v State Food and Grain Corp of Ukraine [2025]
• Liquidated damages clauses (higher rate of interest in the event of non-payment) - Houssein v London Credit Limited [2024]
• No affirmation without knowledge - URE Energy Ltd v Notting Hill Genesis [2025]
• Identifying remediable breach - Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings Ltd [2025]
• Entire agreement clauses (extinguishing all previous agreements) - Capgemini UK PLC v Dassault Systemes UK Ltd [2024]

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.