Hearings
09 Nov 2001 [2001] EWHC 529 (QB), QBD (Toulson J)
14 Oct 2002 [2002] EWCA Civ 1407; [2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617; [2002] 4 All ER 689; [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 999; [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 653, CA
Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace)
Ships
Cape Providence
Great Peace
Subject Matter
CONTRACT — Mistake — Common mistake — Contract for hire of vessel for five days to escort and stand by stricken vessel — Common mistake as to proximity of vessels — Services provided by closer vessel — Repudiation of contract — Whether contract void at law — Whether voidable in equity
[2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617
JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — Court of Appeal decision — How far binding — Decision of Court of Appeal irreconcilable with earlier House of Lords decision — Whether subsequent Court of Appeal entitled to disregard it
Appellate History
Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace) [2001] EWHC 529 (QB), QBD
Decision of Toulson J affirmed
Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace) [2002] EWCA Civ 1407; [2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617; [2002] 4 All ER 689; [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 999; [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 653, CA
Cases Considered
Cases considered in: Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace) [2002] EWCA Civ 1407; [2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617; [2002] 4 All ER 689; [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 999; [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 653, CA
Solle v Butcher [1950] 1 KB 671; [1949] 2 All ER 1107, CA Not followed
Noble v Southern Railway Co [1940] AC 583, HL Dicta of Lord Wright applied; [1940] AC 583, 598
Bell v Lever Bros Ltd [1932] AC 161, HL(E) Applied
Cooper v Phibbs LR 2 HL 149, HL Applied
Cases Cited
Cases cited in: Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace) [2002] EWCA Civ 1407; [2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617; [2002] 4 All ER 689; [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 999; [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 653, CA
Amalgamated Investment & Property Co Ltd v John Walker & Sons Ltd [1977] 1 WLR 164; [1976] 3 All ER 509, CA
Associated Japanese Bank (International) Ltd v Crédit du Nord SA [1989] 1 WLR 255; [1988] 3 All ER 902, QBD
Baldry v Marshall [1925] 1 KB 260, CA
Bell v Lever Bros Ltd [1932] AC 161, HL(E)
Bettyes v Maynard (1882) 46 LT 766
Bingham v Bingham (1748) 1 Ves Sen 126
Blakeley v Muller & Co (1903) 19 TLR 186, DC
Clarion Ltd v National Provident Institution [2000] 1 WLR 1888; [2000] 2 All ER 265, Ch D
Clark v Lindsay (1903) 19 TLR 202, DC
Clarke v Southern Railway (1927) 96 LJKB 572, CA
Cooper v Phibbs LR 2 HL 149, HL
Couturier v Hastie (1856) 5 HL Cas 673, HL(E)
Davis Contractors Ltd v Fareham Urban District Council [1956] AC 696; [1956] 3 WLR 37, HL(E)
Debenham v Sawbridge [1901] 2 Ch 98, Ch D
F A Tamplin Steamship Co Ltd v Anglo-Mexican Petroleum Products Co Ltd [1916] 2 AC 397, HL
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Griffith v Brymer (1903) 19 TLR 434
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Raffles v Wichelhaus (1864) 2 H & C 906
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Subsequent Consideration
Cases subsequently considering: Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace) [2002] EWCA Civ 1407; [2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617; [2002] 4 All ER 689; [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 999; [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 653, CA
Applied in Natixis SA v Marex Financial [2019] EWHC 2549 (Comm); [2019] 2 Lloyd's Rep 431, QBD
Considered in Triple Seven Msn 27251 Ltd v Azman Air Services Ltd [2018] EWHC 1348 (Comm); [2018] 4 WLR 97; [2018] 2 Lloyd's Rep 424; [2018] WLR (D) 332, QBD
Applied in Dana Gas PJSC v Dana Gas Sukuk Ltd [2017] EWHC 2928 (Comm); [2017] 2 CLC 735; [2018] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 177, QBD
Considered in Dany Lions Ltd v Bristol Cars Ltd [2014] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 281
Applied in Smithson v Hamilton [2008] 1 WLR 1453; [2009] ICR 1
Applied in Brennan v Bolt Burdon [2004] EWCA Civ 1017; [2005] QB 303; [2004] 3 WLR 1321, CA
Applied in EIC Services Ltd v Phipps [2003] 1 WLR 2360
Cases citing
Cases citing: Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd (The Great Peace) [2002] EWCA Civ 1407; [2003] QB 679; [2002] 3 WLR 1617; [2002] 4 All ER 689; [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 999; [2002] 2 Lloyd's Rep 653, CA
ABN Amro Bank NV v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc [2021] EWCA Civ 1789; [2022] 1 WLR 1773; [2022] 2 All ER (Comm) 665; [2021] WLR(D) 618, CA
Acre 1127 Ltd (In Liquidation) v De Montfort Fine Art Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 87, CA
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Bakewell Management Ltd v Brandwood [2003] EWCA Civ 23; [2003] 1 WLR 1429; [2003] RTR 438, CA
Banca Intesa Sanpaolo SpA v Comune di Venezia [2022] EWHC 2586 (Comm); [2023] Bus LR 384; [2022] WLR(D) 439, KBD
Bashir (Mohammed) v Ali (Mohammed Safraz) [2010] EWHC 2320 (Ch), Ch D
Baxendale-Walker v APL Management Ltd [2018] EWHC 543 (Ch), Ch D
Bellway Homes Ltd v Beazer Homes Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 15, CA
Brennan (Margaret) v (1) Bolt Burden (2) London Borough of Islington (3) Leigh Day & Co [2004] EWCA Civ 1017, CA
Brennan v Bolt Burdon [2004] EWCA Civ 1017; [2005] QB 303; [2004] 3 WLR 1321, CA
British Nuclear Group Sellafield Ltd v Gemeinschaftskernkraftwerk Grohnde GmbH & Anor [2007] EWHC 2245 (Ch), Ch D
Butters v BBC Worldwide Ltd [2009] EWHC 1954 (Ch); [2009] BPIR 1315, Ch D
Butters v BBC Worldwide Ltd [2009] EWCA Civ 1160; [2010] Ch 347; [2010] 3 WLR 87; [2010] Bus LR 632, CA
Butters v BBC Worldwide Ltd [2009] EWHC 1954 (Ch), Ch D
Chalcot Training Ltd v Ralph [2021] EWCA Civ 795; [2021] STC 1352; [2022] 1 BCLC 199, CA
Chalcot Training Ltd v Ralph [2020] EWHC 1054 (Ch); [2020] STC 1537, Ch D
Champion Investments Ltd v Ahmed (Eaitisham) [2004] EWHC 1956 (QB), QBD
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Credit Suisse AG v Up Energy Group Ltd [2013] EWHC 3611 (Comm); [2013] CN 1785, QBD
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EIC Services Ltd v Phipps [2004] EWCA Civ 1069; [2005] 1 WLR 1377; [2005] 1 All ER 338, CA
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Failbetter Games Ltd v Kennedy [2022] EWHC 3483 (Ch), Ch D
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Futter v Futter [2011] EWCA Civ 197; [2012] Ch 132; [2011] 3 WLR 19; [2011] 2 All ER 450; [2011] STC 809, CA
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Graves v Graves & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 660, CA
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Heath v Heath [2009] EWHC 1908 (Ch); [2010] 1 FLR 610, Ch D
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Islington London Borough Council v Uckac [2006] EWCA Civ 340; [2006] 1 WLR 1303, CA
John Lobb Ltd v John Lobb SAS [2021] EWHC 1226 (Ch), Ch D
John Lobb SAS v John Lobb Ltd [2022] EWHC 2306 (Ch), Ch D
Knight v Fernley [2021] EWHC 1343 (Ch), Ch D
Kyle Bay Ltd (t/a Astons Nightclub) v Underwriters Subscribing Under Policy No 019057/08/01 [2006] EWHC 607 (Comm), QBD
Kylebay Ltd (t/a Astons Nightclub) v Underwriters Subscribing Under Policy 019057/08/01 [2007] EWCA Civ 57, CA
Lehman Bros International (Europe) v Exotix Partners llp [2019] EWHC 2380 (Ch); [2020] Bus LR 67; [2020] 1 All ER (Comm) 635; [2019] WLR (D) 525, Ch D
London Borough of Islington v Uckac & Anor [2006] EWCA Civ 340, CA
Longley v PPB Entertainment Ltd [2022] EWHC 977 (QB); [2022] EWHC 977 (QB), QBD
Nasrullah v Rashid [2018] EWCA Civ 2685; [2020] Ch 37; [2019] 2 WLR 1310; [2019] 4 All ER 424; [2018] WLR (D) 731, CA
National Private Air Transport Co v Sheikh Abedlelah M Kaki [2017] EWHC 1496 (Comm), QBD
Natixis SA v Marex Financial [2019] EWHC 2549 (Comm); [2019] 2 Lloyd's Rep 431, QBD
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Philip Anton Van Der Merwe v Deborah Lynne Goldman [2016] EWHC 790 (Ch), Ch D
Pitt v Holt [2011] EWCA Civ 197; [2012] Ch 132; [2011] 3 WLR 19; [2011] 2 All ER 450; [2011] STC 809; [2011] WLR (D) 84, CA
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Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Wayne Rooney [2010] EWHC 1807 (QB), QBD
Qayyum v Hameed [2009] EWCA Civ 352; [2009] 2 FLR 962, CA
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Smithson v Hamilton [2007] EWHC 2900 (Ch); [2008] 1 WLR 1453; [2009] ICR 1; [2008] 1 All ER 1216, Ch D
Smithson v Hamilton [2007] EWHC 2900 (Ch), Ch D
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Standard Chartered Bank v Banque Marocaine Du Commerce Exterieur [2006] EWHC 413 (Comm), QBD
Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services L P [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm), QBD
Statoil ASA v Louis Dreyfus Energy Services LP [2008] EWHC 2257 (Comm); [2009] 1 All ER (Comm) 1035; [2008] 2 Lloyd's Rep 685, QBD
Tatishev v Zimmerz Management LP [2021] EWHC 2611 (Ch), Ch D
Test Claimants in the FII Group Litigation v Revenue and Customs Comrs (formerly Inland Revenue Comrs) [2020] UKSC 47; [2022] AC 1; [2020] 3 WLR 1369; [2021] 1 All ER 1001; [2020] STC 2387; [2020] WLR (D) 630, SC(E)
The Co-Operative Bank Plc v Hayes Freehold Ltd [2017] EWHC 1820 (Ch), Ch D
The Co-Operative Bank Plc v Hayes Freehold Ltd [2016] EWHC 2068 (Ch), Ch D
Thompson v Arnold [2007] EWHC 1875 (QB), QBD
Triple Seven Msn 27251 Ltd v Azman Air Services Ltd [2018] EWHC 1348 (Comm); [2018] 4 WLR 97; [2018] 2 Lloyd's Rep 424; [2018] WLR (D) 332, QBD
UTB llc v Sheffield Utd Ltd [2019] EWHC 2322 (Ch), Ch D
Van der Merwe v Goldman [2016] EWHC 790 (Ch); [2016] 4 WLR 71; [2016] WLR (D) 179, Ch D