OMV Petrom SA v Glencore International AG (Rev 1)
Decision date: 21 July 2016
Neutral citation: [2016] EWCA Civ 778
Court: Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Insurance classification confidence: high
Overall AI summary confidence: medium
Short overview
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AI confidence in this overview: medium
This case concerns the measure of damages for deceit where Glencore supplied bespoke blended crude cargos but misdescribed them as Iranian Heavy or GOSM. The material issue was the appropriate deduction (discount) to apply in assessing market value of the cargos absent the deceit, given uncertainties about composition and refinery risk. The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's factual valuation and dismissed Glencore's appeal, accepting the judge's discount assessment (reduced to $1).
Ratio decidendi
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AI confidence in this ratio summary: medium
An appellate court will not disturb a trial judge's assessment of market value in a difficult factual and valuation exercise (here, bespoke untried blends) unless the judge has made an error of law; the judge's finding as to the appropriate discount was open to him and not susceptible to interference.
Obiter dicta
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AI confidence in this obiter summary: high
No clear obiter dicta can safely be identified from the judgment.
Warning
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