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Disputes 101 - Boilerplate provisions and how not to get scalded

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In the fourth and final post on our series on Disputes 101 we look at boilerplate provisions on: entire agreements, non-reliance, oral variation (aka oral modification) and waiver. Entire agreement and non-reliance - Entire...more

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No obligation imposed by use of "shall" in commercial referral agreement

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Commercial parties often use the word “shall” to impose a contractual obligation. This Court of Appeal decision is an illustration of how the surrounding circumstances, including prior dealings, can mean that “shall” is...more

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Supreme Court confirms that both commercial common sense and the natural meaning of the words matter in contractual interpretation

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In Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd [2017] UKSC 24, the Supreme Court again examined the principles of contractual interpretation. In Arnold v Britton the Supreme Court had cautioned against commercial common sense...more

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Canary Wharf v Deutsche Trustee Company Limited: Contractual interpretation now settled and straightforward, correct?

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The English High Court has once again had to visit the principles for interpretation of contracts under English law, in Canary Wharf v Deutsche Trustee Company Limited and others. The particular issue in dispute concerned...more

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