UK Supreme Court: Buyer cancelling under SALEFORM 2012 clause 14 can claim loss-of-bargain damages for seller’s proven negligence
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The UK Supreme Court's The Lila Lisbon ruling clarifies that under SALEFORM 2012 a buyer who lawfully cancels under clause 14 can claim loss-of-bargain damages if the seller's proven negligence caused failure to tender NOR or complete valid title transfer by the cancelling date, without proving repudiatory breach. The decision increases contractual liability clarity for maritime asset transactions but has limited direct read-through to listed equities, macro assets, or crypto markets.
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The UK Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeal and held that, under a ship sale contract on the Norwegian Saleform 2012, a buyer who lawfully cancels under clause 14 can claim loss-of-bargain damages where the seller’s proven negligence caused it to miss the notice of readiness (NOR) requirement or fail to complete a valid transfer of title by the amended cancelling date. The buyer does not need to separately prove that the seller committed a repudiatory breach to recover the difference between the ship’s market price and the contract price when the MOA ended. The case is a maritime contract law precedent and does not involve any listed company or tradable traditional financial asset.
