Disputes 101 - Boilerplate provisions and how not to get scalded
By EsqSocial Corporation 01/04/25
In the fourth and final post on our series on Disputes 101 we look at boilerplate provisions on: entire agreements, non-reliance, oral variation (aka oral modification) and waiver. Entire agreement and non-reliance - Entire agreement wording is there to limit the parties’ exposure to what’s been agreed in the written contract. Or, as one judge put it, to stop a party “thrashing the undergrowth” in the hope of finding a chance remark having the effect of a collateral warranty. Generally speaking,...
By: A&O Shearman