In striking a balance between competing interpretations the court must consider the quality of the drafting of a clause. Alec Samuels considers Wood v Capita Insurance Services Ltd There cannot be a ...

Small businesses work with contracts every day. A company can have written contracts in place with its landlord, its vendors and its customers. Some of those contracts might contain vague provisions ...

The art of contract interpretation involves determining the meaning of an agreement. Often, courts must determine whether a particular term is reasonably susceptible to more than one meaning, and if ...

One of the more routine tasks of a competition lawyer is to review commercial agreements, or parts of agreements, in order to determine whether they unlawfully restrict competition. The Court of ...

For the commercial practitioner, Professor Gerard McMeel’s book is a salutary but highly rewarding read. To get a deal done, a reliance on office practice notes and standard forms is near universal.