Contract and Construction
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2019
Liquidated damages clauses – the position on penalties confirmed
The recent case of in the English High Court confirmed the enforceability of liquidated damages agreed by commercial parties even if the liquidated damages to be recovered are not an exact or precise estimate of loss.
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2018
Contract Update – Written vs Oral Variations
What happens when a contract says that all variations must be in writing, but the parties then try to vary that contract orally? Can they do this? The UK Supreme Court recently looked at this and decided the answer is "no".