In his latest Coffee Break Briefing, Insolvency expert, Malcolm Niekirk discuss Boardroom Bust-ups, exploring the processes involved and the practical solutions available.
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Sorry. There is no black and white answer. As a general rule, the winner of the ‘Battle of the Forms’ is the person who shoots last. But it takes skill and judgement to analyse the rules of ‘offer and acceptance’ to assess whose piece of paper was the last pre-contractual offer. By all means, try to work it out for yourself, but be prepared to get a lawyer on your side before it gets nasty.
If you click 'skip' below, you can work through the rest of the questions and come back to this if you need an answer on it. Keep a note to remind yourself that it's not clear that the supplier incorporated their terms.


