Overview

Anyone who has been involved in a commercial dispute, will be well familiar with the lawyer's mantra regarding the care needed in direct discussions with the other side, especially when these concern a potential compromise of the dispute.

The importance of making business-to-business discussions ‘subject to contract' has been lent further weight by October's High Court decision in Thameside Construction Company Ltd v Arthenella Ltd, a dispute in which it was found that a telephone call between the parties on the eve of trial gave rise to a binding settlement. This briefing from Eversheds provides background to the case and outlines the lessons which can learnt from it.

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