TLC Topic: Delay or liquidated damages

A glass jar sits on its side with its lid off. A red checked gingham ribbon is around the neck of the jar. The jar contains mini-marshmallows in pink, orange and white. Some of the marshmallows have spilled onto a dark work surface.

#7: What if it goes wrong?

You can improve trust in your contracts by creating transparency and clarifying expectations as well by explaining the consequences if the project veers off track. Although I am not generally a fan of using your contracts predominantly to set out what will happen if the project goes wrong, this edition

September 16, 2021

A photograph of two-storey Dunalastair Hotel in Scotland. It is a handsome hotel built in the 19th century with dozens of windows, some set into the slate roof. Behind the hotel rises a hill, partly wooded and turning to scrub at the top. In the foreground in a road without traffic.

#5: Delving deep

It’s time to delve deep into the detail of a recent project which ended with former friends arguing in court. The debates were over TLC: whose terms applied, whether the consultant had limited her liability and if the goods complied with the contract. Read the full edition here Was It

June 23, 2021

TLC Topic: Delay or liquidated damages

#7: What if it goes wrong?

#5: Delving deep

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