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Contract Provision Unenforceable Due to Ambiguity in Cost-Shifting Standards

Numéro de cause ATA/769/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
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The case involves a dispute over the enforceability of a contract provision that applied different standards for awarding costs depending on which of several specified statutes governed the action, where the governing statute was not immediately clear at the time of filing. The court reasoned that because the provision created an uncertainty regarding the applicable cost-shifting rule, it was inherently ambiguous, making it unenforceable as written because a contract provision must clearly and unambiguously state the parties' intent to be upheld, and in cases of ambiguity, the provision is construed against the drafter.

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Contract Provision Unenforceable Due to Ambiguity in Cost-Shifting Standards: The court reasoned that because the provision created an uncertainty regarding the applicable cost-shifting rule, it was inherently ambiguous, making it unenforceable as written because a contract provision must clearly and unambiguously state the parties' intent to be upheld, and in cases of ambiguity, the provision is construed against the drafter.

Mots-clés

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partie au contrat clause abusive arbitraire dans la législation dépens marché différentiel indu

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited in the dispositive concerning the allocation of judicial costs (Art. 66 al. 1 LTF).
Généré par l'IA
A/1964/2003
Contractual Ambiguity and Unenforceability of Terms
A/725/2002
Contractual Interpretation and Enforceability of Ambiguous Clauses
A/412/2007
Contract Enforceability Based on Ambiguous Terms and Intent
A/2410/2006
Contract Enforceability and Unconscionability Dispute
A/1100/2004
Contractual Interpretation and Breach of Property Alteration Terms

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in the dispositive concerning the allocation of judicial costs (Art. 66 al. 1 LTF).

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