Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Should Written Contracts be Eliminated for Small Dollar Transactions? With David Hoffman, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
What lawyers call a “battle of the forms” occurs when two parties, negotiating a contract, exchange conflicting standard terms during the contract negotiation and formation. This leads to the obvious and not uncommon dilemma:...more
In this Insight, Shy Jackson and Rebecca Maxwell consider what we can learn from the case of Workman Properties Ltd v Adi Building & Refurbishment Ltd [2024] EWHC 2627 (TCC) which provides a salient reminder of the importance...more
In this Insight, first published in PLC, Shy Jackson considers the Court of Appeal's decision in Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 962 that a contractor was entitled to...more
While main contract suites offer standard dispute resolution clauses, these are often amended in practice. A recent case gives a warning of what happens when such bespoke provisions are not clear. Originally published by...more
The September 2020 decision by the Scottish Court of Session in Van Oord UK v. Dragados UK [2020] CSOH 87, which has now been appealed. The dispute centred on the ability of Aberdeen Harbour expansion main contractor Dragados...more