When two parties do business together, working with a written contract can help avoid misunderstandings between them. A contract specifies important details such as deadlines, prices and ...

In Canada, termination clauses in employment agreements are critical tools that allow an employer to avoid providing reasonable notice of termination under the common law. Each year there are numerous ...

In a recent decision, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta upheld a freely negotiated termination clause with a sophisticated employee despite evolution to the employee’s role over the term of ...

Q: Several months ago, our agency entered into a new, formal contract with a major corporate client that we have been handling on a handshake basis for many years. Before we ever saw the new contract, ...

A manufacturer relies on a distributor to carry a product to its customers. The distributor relies on income from the manufacturer to sustain its business. The two parties must reach an agreement on ...

Contractual deposit, cancellation and attrition clauses, which some hoteliers waived or relaxed in the buyer's market of the past four years, once again have become contentious points of negotiation ...

Matson Navigation Company Inc has waived a cancellation clause in the $190 million contract with Kvaerner Philadelphia Shipyards Inc for delivery of two container vessels. The contract was signed in ...