Private law constitutes the foundation upon which interpersonal legal relationships are built, with civil obligations serving as the duties imposed by law and contractual engagements that govern these ...

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Identify the purpose of the transaction, which dictates its structure. Determine whether the transaction: involves the provision of goods (for more information, see Sale of Goods Agreement (Pro-Buyer) ...

Contracts cannot last forever. To ensure that the rights and obligations created by contracts are drawn to a proper conclusion, parties often give contracts a definite expiration date or make them ...

On 4 April 2025, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the matter of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) v Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), a case that scrutinised the intricacies of ...

Just like many relationships, not all parts of a contract become things of the past when they expire or terminate. One way to ensure that a contractual right or duty applies post-termination is to ...

Adrienne Koch's third in her a four-part series that examines how litigation can shape the evolution of best practices in the real estate industry. This article focuses on circumstances in which ...

Adam Leitman Bailey and John M. Desiderio explain how New York courts decide whether a buyer’s or seller’s failure to meet a real estate contract obligation is a “material” breach that justifies ...

“Based on general contract principles, the obligation to be ‘prepared to grant irrevocable licenses’ should be interpreted to allow for performance / discharge despite implementer cooperation.” ...