Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd
E655800
Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd is a leading UK House of Lords decision on contractual interpretation, particularly the admissibility of pre-contractual negotiations and the correction of obvious drafting mistakes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7296864 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd Context triple: [Lord Hoffmann, notableWork, Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd]
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A.
D & C Builders Ltd v Rees
D & C Builders Ltd v Rees is a leading English contract law case, best known for Lord Denning’s judgment on economic duress and the enforceability of part-payment settlements.
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B.
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd is a landmark 1947 English contract law case in which Lord Denning articulated the modern doctrine of promissory estoppel.
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C.
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
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D.
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd is a leading English Court of Appeal case on negligence and pure economic loss, noted for Lord Denning’s influential judgment limiting recovery for relational economic loss.
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E.
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may prohibit all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd Target entity description: Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd is a leading UK House of Lords decision on contractual interpretation, particularly the admissibility of pre-contractual negotiations and the correction of obvious drafting mistakes.
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A.
D & C Builders Ltd v Rees
D & C Builders Ltd v Rees is a leading English contract law case, best known for Lord Denning’s judgment on economic duress and the enforceability of part-payment settlements.
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B.
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd
Central London Property Trust Ltd v High Trees House Ltd is a landmark 1947 English contract law case in which Lord Denning articulated the modern doctrine of promissory estoppel.
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C.
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council
Thoburn v Sunderland City Council is a landmark 2002 English administrative law case in which the High Court articulated the concept of "constitutional statutes" within the UK legal system.
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D.
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd
Spartan Steel & Alloys Ltd v Martin & Co (Contractors) Ltd is a leading English Court of Appeal case on negligence and pure economic loss, noted for Lord Denning’s influential judgment limiting recovery for relational economic loss.
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E.
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may prohibit all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
House of Lords decision
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UK case law decision ⓘ contract law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
commercial law
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contract law ⓘ |
| citation |
[2009] 1 AC 1101
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[2009] UKHL 38 ⓘ |
| claimant | Chartbrook Ltd ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | House of Lords ⓘ |
| defendant | Persimmon Homes Ltd ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Arnold v Britton
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Rainy Sky SA v Kookmin Bank ⓘ Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd ⓘ |
| holding |
appeal allowed in favour of Persimmon Homes Ltd
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contract wording could be corrected to reflect parties' objective intention ⓘ evidence of pre-contractual negotiations remained inadmissible for interpretation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society ⓘ |
| judge |
Baroness Hale of Richmond
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Lord Hoffmann ⓘ Lord Hope of Craighead ⓘ Lord Rodger of Earlsferry ⓘ Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadingJudge | Lord Hoffmann ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
admissibility of pre-contractual negotiations
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contractual interpretation ⓘ correction of obvious drafting mistakes ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
courts may correct obvious drafting mistakes in contracts
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distinction between interpretation and rectification ⓘ interpretation based on what a reasonable person with background knowledge would understand ⓘ objective approach to contractual interpretation ⓘ pre-contractual negotiations are generally inadmissible as an aid to construction ⓘ subsequent conduct is generally inadmissible for interpretation ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locationOfCourt |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| overrulesOrClarifies | Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society (clarified) ⓘ |
| parties |
Chartbrook Ltd
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Persimmon Homes Ltd ⓘ |
| precedentialStatus |
binding precedent in England and Wales
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leading authority ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
calculation of additional residential payment
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property development agreement ⓘ |
| topic |
construction of commercial contracts
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use of background or matrix of fact ⓘ |
| yearOfDecision | 2009 ⓘ |
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Subject: Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd Description of subject: Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd is a leading UK House of Lords decision on contractual interpretation, particularly the admissibility of pre-contractual negotiations and the correction of obvious drafting mistakes.
Referenced by (2)
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Investors Compensation Scheme Ltd v West Bromwich Building Society
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Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd
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