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Transactional Significance I

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1 Transactional Significance I
‘[Your client] can do X’ v ‘[Your client] can [only] do X provided that [your client] is acting honestly, cooperatively, with fidelity to the mutual bargain, non-arbitrarily, non-capriciously, bona fide for proper contractual purposes, without ulterior motives, and reasonably [whatever ‘reasonably’ means in this context!]’ Q1: How close is the current law to this scenario? Q2: How far can you draft around this stuff? Q3: What avenues of argument are open for negotiation, arbitration, and litigation?

2 Transactional Significance II – ‘Boilerplate’ Clauses
‘This Contract represents the entire agreement between the parties and excludes all implied terms, conditions and warranties to the extent permissible by law.’ Practical implications: Commonly used drafting for combined ‘entire agreement’ and ‘exclusion’ clauses but … Assumptions? Heightened scrutiny? Capacity to regulate everything about business conduct? Hence, contingent advice about overall effectiveness?


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