Contract law update: A review of key 2021 cases

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Rowan Turrall is joined by members of her team to look back over some of the key contract law cases of 2021.

In this session they consider some of the practical implications for in-house lawyers that arise from the cases on topics such as the “battle of the forms”, incorporation of unusual and onerous terms and termination.

About the speakers

Rowan Turrall

Partner and the head of the dispute resolution team at Boyes Turner.

Rowan arranges and delivers a highly successful series of presentations on construction-related topics as well as hosting a virtual round table for Heads of Legal in the technology sector. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Society of Construction Law and the Society for Computers and Law. Rowan is recognised in both the Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners legal directories.

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