Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris (International) Ltd
| The Great Peace | |
|---|---|
| Court | Court of Appeal |
| Full case name | Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris (International) Ltd |
| Decided | 2002 |
| Citations | [2002] EWCA Civ 1407, [2003] QB 679 |
| Case opinions | |
| Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers MR | |
| Keywords | |
| Frustration and common mistake | |
Great Peace Shipping Ltd v Tsavliris (International) Ltd [2002] EWCA Civ 1407 (also known as The Great Peace) is a case in English contract law which investigates when a common mistake within a contractual agreement will render it void.
It is notable for its "disapproval" of Solle v Butcher, a 1950 Court of Appeal case in which Lord Denning had established a doctrine of "equitable mistake". Great Peace ruled that the thinking underlying Solle v. Butcher "could not stand in the face of the earlier decision of the House of Lords in Bell v. Lever Bros."