Liam Carney Callaghan Kennedy In a decision helpful to both special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and service providers utilising SPVs, the Irish Supreme Court has given effect to a gross negligence carve-out to a general (and standard-form) limitation of liability clause (Clause) in an Irish-law commercial licence. The case also highlights the dangers of taking for granted the protections such clauses purport to provide, in particular where key terms such as gross negligence and wilful default are not defined.
February 20 2013