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UK Decision Highlights Contract Enforceability Considerations
15 May 2020
Shearman & Sterling LLP
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Counsel Jonathan Swil (London –
Litigation) authored the article "UK Decision Highlights
Contract Enforceability Considerations", published by
Law360 on April 20, 2020.
A vexed and often overlooked issue is the enforceability of a
contract where one of the named parties has entered the contract as
an agent on behalf of another, and the latter is not mentioned
anywhere in the document. What rights and obligations do the agent,
their principal and the counterparty have against one
another? What steps can parties take to protect against the
uncertainty this scenario creates? Read Jonathan's article to
find out.
Read "UK Decision Highlights Contract
Enforceability Considerations".
Originally Published by Law360 21 April, 2020
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