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On August 8, 2025 in Kim, et al. v. FemtoMetrix, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery permitted the amendment of a stockholders agreement without the consent of an adversely impacted investor, even though both the intent and...more
The High Court (TCC) recently handed down a notable decision in Pharos Offshore Group Ltd v Keynvor Morlift Ltd [2025] EWHC 1764 (TCC), emphasising the importance of contractual clarity in offshore construction projects. This...more
The English Court of Appeal has handed down an important judgment in Farley v. Paymaster (Equiniti) on when compensation may be claimed for nonmaterial damage (such as distress or anxiety) arising out of breaches of the...more
Contrairement à la tendance axée sur les employés qui se dégage de la jurisprudence pour ce qui est de l’interprétation des contrats d’emploi et des ententes de rémunération, les tribunaux canadiens ont récemment rendu un...more
The Delaware Supreme Court’s 3-2 Aearo Technologies LLC Insurance Appeals decision on August 12, 2025 affirmed a lower court ruling that payment of defense costs by a non-insured did not count toward the insured’s...more
Conditions precedent are critical provisions in commercial contracts that require specific events or actions to occur before contractual obligations become enforceable. These conditions serve as legal triggers, ensuring that...more
It has recently been announced that an arbitral tribunal has found in favour of Venture Global, Inc. in its dispute against Shell concerning whether the ’start date’ of a long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and...more
Colorado, like most states, follows the “American Rule,” which requires parties to a lawsuit to pay their own legal expenses. There is a significant exception though, if the parties agree, in a contract clause known as a...more
The Alabama Supreme Court issued its weekly release list on Friday, August 22, which included two opinions of interest to the Alabama business community...more
A North Carolina federal court’s recent order granting remand in the case Nash Hospitals, Inc. v. UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina, Inc., et al., No. 5:25-CV-28-FL underscores the limits of federal question jurisdiction in...more
On August 8, 2025, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed an action in which a stockholder challenged an amendment to a FemtoMetrix Inc. voting agreement as invalid because the amendment allegedly did not apply “in the same...more
The NSW Court of Appeal in Roberts Co (NSW) Pty Ltd v Sharvain Facades Pty Ltd (Administrators Appointed) [2025] NSWCA 161 has confirmed that, under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)...more
Businesses — especially service providers like contractors, subcontractors, consultants and design professionals — rely on their contracts to define their risks in the marketplace. For decades, a legal doctrine known as “the...more
In this Insight, first published in PLC, Shy Jackson considers how settlement agreements, while intended to resolve disputes, can sometimes become the source of further conflict over their interpretation and performance. ...more
The Texas Supreme Court in Roxo Energy Company, LLC v. Baxsto, LLC reinforced a fundamental contract principle: when fully integrated agreements plainly conflict with prior oral representations, reliance on those inconsistent...more
On Aug. 6, the Colorado Court of Appeals recently addressed a question that had never been definitively answered in the state: whether a prevailing party can recover attorney fees incurred to enforce a contractual...more
Insurance policies often incorporate assignment clauses, which require policyholders to obtain their insurers’ written consent before assigning their insurance policies to others. For example, the ISO Common Policy Conditions...more
In another significant win for commercial landlords, an Ohio Court of Appeals recently affirmed the enforceability of a lease provision allowing a landlord to recover accelerated rent without any duty to mitigate damages. In...more
Many construction contracts include a provision that prohibits the parties from recovering “consequential” damages in the event of a breach. Sometimes parties will negotiate and agree to a waiver of consequential damages that...more
On July 31, 2025, in Tamika Rayford v American House Roseville, LLC d/b/a American House East I and American House, the Michigan Supreme Court held that boilerplate employment agreements that shorten the limitations period to...more
Does the Texas Supreme Court’s Decision in Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating Provide Guidance About Lithium and Rare Earth Minerals Ownership in Pennsylvania? Lithium demand is expected to continue to increase as...more
A surety asserting an indemnity claim in federal court in Georgia sought recovery against indemnitors involved with a joint venture put together to bid on construction projects requiring surety bonds....more
On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued a pivotal decision in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, holding that under the language of the granting clause found in the standard oil and gas lease, produced...more
Loan document terms are ambiguous when they are reasonably capable of being interpreted in more than one manner. Contract law often provides that an ambiguous term in a loan document is interpreted against the drafting party....more
The International Group of P&I Clubs (IG) has announced an amendment to the Inter-Club New York Produce Exchange Agreement 2011 (ICA). The ICA 2025 amendment will take effect on July 14, 2025 and represents only the fourth...more