How Has Lord Hoffmann's Statement in Chartbrook Ltd V Persimmon

question 3

Multiple Choice

How has Lord Hoffmann's statement in Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd that there is no limit to the amount of correction a court is allowed to make in respect of a contract been undermined by the Supreme Court judgment in Arnold v Britton?

• A) The importance of the requirement of ambiguity was emphasised by Lord Neuberger in Arnold.
• B) The judges in Arnold did not cite Lord Hoffmann in their speeches.
• C) Chartbrook was set aside as bad law by the Supreme Court in Arnold.
• D) None of the options provided is correct.

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