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Don’t Take Your Forum Selection Clause for Granted

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It seems like every few months I hear about a situation where a company can’t enforce a forum selection clause as anticipated because of how it was drafted. Recently, an individual named Sidharth Lakhani fell victim to this...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Court’s Decision in High Stakes Case Cuts Through the “Fog of Dueling ‘Notwithstanding’ Clauses”

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In a post I wrote about a dozen years ago, I quoted Ken Adams, blogger and author of A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, who, commenting on the oft-used contract clause, “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this...more

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English Court of Appeal Rules on "Loss of Anticipated Profits" Exclusion Clause

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The Court of Appeal recently considered whether a clause excluding claims for "loss of anticipated profits" prevented the claimant from bringing a claim for loss-of-profit damages stemming from an alleged breach of contract....more

A&O Shearman

Disputes 101- Contractual interpretation: through the looking-glass

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If you draft contracts, you want to ensure, if there's ever a dispute, that the court agrees with your meaning. As a litigator, you will want the words to mean whatever your client wants them to mean. Either way, you need to...more

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