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Landmark Bathhurst judgment doubles down on contracts' primacy

Agreeing on the best agreement is still paramount, Buddle Findlay senior associate says.

Reweti Kohere Thu, 15 Jul 2021

Businesses should keep focusing on drafting the best agreement possible, rather than using the law afterwards to influence how a court may interpret their disputed contract, a law firm senior associate says.

And Buddle Findlay’s Luke Sizer said the Supreme Court’s leading contractual

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Reweti Kohere Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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