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18

Jun

2020

'Pay now, argue later' – High Court enforces contract adjudicator's award

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Written by Katie Maxwell-S...

Contract adjudicators' awards, even if disputed, must generally be satisfied straight away. That principle – often referred to as 'pay now, argue later' – was applied by the High Court in ordering an immediate six-figure payment to a small building...

14

May

2020

Education provider left high and dry in 'No Oral Variation' contract row

Written by Emma Birch

Many commercial contracts contain clauses which state that they can only be varied in writing. Such provisions offer the advantage of certainty and, as a company that provided educational services to a government agency discovered to its cost, they...

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