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Contractual Interest Rate Determination Leading to Absurd Result

Numero d'incarto ATAS/55/2008
Autorità giudiziaria
Giurisdizione Svizzera · Canton Ginevra (CH-GE)
Data della decisione
Esito del giudizio Respinto (Dismissed)
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Sintesi Legislator

Generato dall'IA

The court addressed a dispute concerning the enforcement of a contractual provision establishing the method for determining an interest rate, where the agreed-upon rate formula led to an absurd or commercially unreasonable result, specifically a negative interest rate. The court reasoned that the language of the contract, when strictly applied, mandated the unreasonable outcome, but due to the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which requires that parties do not act in a way that defeats the purpose of the contract, the court would not enforce the provision as written. Instead, the court interpreted the parties' clear intent to establish a market-based rate and adopted a commercially sensible benchmark to determine the interest rate, effectively reforming the contract to avoid an absurd result that neither party contemplated.

Regesto Legislator

Generato dall'IA

Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Contractual Interest Rate Determination Leading to Absurd Result: The court reasoned that the language of the contract, when strictly applied, mandated the unreasonable outcome, but due to the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which requires that parties do not act in a way that defeats the purpose of the contract, the court would not enforce the provision as written. Instead, the court interpreted the parties' clear intent to establish a market-based rate and adopted a commercially sensible benchmark to determine the interest rate, effectively reforming the contract to avoid an absurd result that neither party contemplated.

Parole chiave

Generato dall'IA
tasso d'interesse parte contraente interesse moratorio contrattuale validità del contratto a termine buona fede condizioni commerciali abusive

Disposizioni normative citate

Generato dall'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Imposed the court costs on the appellant.
Generato dall'IA
A/322/2004
Contractual Interest Rate Dispute
A/2419/2008
Contractual Interest Rate Versus Statutory Interest Rate Dispute
A/1086/2004
Contractual Interest Rate vs. Statutory Interest Rate in Breach of Contract
A/4019/2005
Lender Interest Rate Calculation Upheld
A/2486/2005
Contract Breach Prejudgment Interest Rate Determination

Questioni giuridiche chiave estratte da Legislator

Generato dall'IA
Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Imposed the court costs on the appellant.

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