Supreme Court rules no deemed fulfilment of conditions precedent in English law: King Crude Carriers and others v Ridgebury November and others [2025] UKSC 39

5 December 2025

On 12 November 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in King Crude Carriers and others v Ridgebury November and others [2025] UKSC 39, holding that the principle in the Scottish case of Mackay v Dick - that where a party wrongfully prevents the fulfilment of a condition precedent to its own debt obligation, that condition is deemed fulfilled - does not exist in English law.

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