A contract is an exchange of promises that a court will enforce. In the fast-paced world of construction, disputes often arise over whether the parties actually formed a legally enforceable contract.

In Reveille Independent LLC v Anotech International (UK) Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 443 the Court of Appeal ruled that a binding contract can be made by the parties' conduct even when a written 'Deal Memo' ...

Our legal guru Dennis Brand from HBJ Gateley Wareing takes a closer look at the issues surrounding standard form contracts. In the construction and engineering industries there are various industry ...

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In ruling that an agreement to purchase a lithium mine royalty over video call and email was an enforceable contract, an Ontario Superior Court has reinforced the principles of contract formation in ...

We spend a lot of time in the industry focusing on contracts. That makes sense given the risks in designing, installing, monitoring and servicing electronic security and life safety systems. The ...

Small and unreadable print makes it hard or impossible for employees to read and understand an arbitration agreement, the California Court of Appeal recently said. This problem affects procedural ...