“…er term redundant is an insufficient basis for an unnatural construction, especially where a standard form is involved: see Beaufort Developments v Gilbert Ash [1999] 1 AC 266 at 274B; Secretary of State for Defence v Turner Estate Solutions Limited [2015] EWHC 1150 (TCC) (“Turner”) at [62]; Mutual Energy v Starr Underwriting Agents …”
“…in legal documents (or, some might say, especially in legal documents) people often use superfluous words” (Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert-Ash NI Ltd [1999] 1 AC 266, at [274], per Lord Hoffmann, quoted by Lord Neuberger in In re Lehman Bros International (Europe) (No 4) [2018] AC 465, at [67]). In the present case, the fac…”
“…Beaufort Developments (NI) Ltd v Gilbert-Ash N.I Ltd [1999] 1 AC 266was a case concerning the JCT Standard Form of Building Contract, 1980 edition. This form of contract was widely used in the 1980s and 1990s. It provided for an…”