Read the full judgment text of CACV 21/1972 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment was delivered on 26 June 1972.
1. This is an appeal against a decision of Mr. Justice Blair-Kerr upon a construction summons. The action concerns an Agreement dated 17th June 1970 whereby the Plaintiffs (“Shell”) contracted to supply hydrocarbon fuels to the Defendants (“Hongkong Electric”). That Agreement replaced an Agreement dated 11th January 1965 which would otherwise have expired in 1974. The 1965 Agreement in turn replaced an earlier Agreement made in 1957 and the first issue which I think should be decided is wheth