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Contract Termination
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Florida Construction Legal Updates
DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE TERMINATION LANGUAGE IN YOUR CONTRACT
A recent case explains why termination language or a basis to withhold contract sums is important in your contract. Don’t neglect this language or the negotiation that goes into having…
Whitman Legal Solutions Blog
Contract Termination – Planning for the End in Advance
When the Beatles broke up in 1970, fans were devastated. The group had transformed popular music, but disagreements about money, management, and creative direction had made it difficult for them…
China Law Insight
承包人可以基于发包人的哪些违约行为要求解除建设工程施工合同？
By King & Wood
作者：陈鑫 程世刚 李东骏 王悦 康震 王帅 《最高人民法院关于审理建设工程施工合同纠纷案件适用法律问题的解释》（法释〔2004〕14号）曾规定了在发包人存在三种违约行为的情形下，承包人可以依法解除建设工程施工合同。自2021年1月1日《民法典》施行后，上述司法解释的相关规定因被《民法典》吸纳而失效，目前就承包人可以基于发包人的哪些违约行为要求解除合同，司法实践中存在一些争议，本文就相关问题进行讨论。 阅读更多
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Demonstrating Bad Faith and Abuse of Discretion in Default Terminations
The government has the right to terminate a contract under the default clause for the contractor’s unexcused failure to meet its performance obligations. In making the default termination decision, it…
Employee Rights Blog
Fixed-Term Contract Ended Early in Ontario: What Are Your Rights?
By Addie
A fixed-term contract does not always give an employer the right to end the relationship early without further consequences. In Ontario, the wording of the contract matters. If the agreement…
The State of Justice Blog
Fallout from the State’s Unfortunate Contract with Prison Healthcare Provider YesCare Continues as Workers Go Unpaid and State Dollars Go Missing
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Medical workers inside Alabama prisons who were employed by the embattled company YesCare haven’t received their last paychecks, and the Alabama Department of Corrections is…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
COFC Holds that USAID Contractors Properly Pleaded Breach of Contract by Improper Mass Termination in Bad Faith/Abuse of Discretion
By Steve McBrady, Charles Baek, Sharmistha Das, Eric Herendeen, John Sohn, Kenneth Dintzer
In Danziger et al. v. U.S., No. 25-cv-1241 (Fed. Cl. Apr. 10, 2026) (a Crowell & Moring case), the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) denied the government’s motion to dismiss a complaint…
China Law Insight
建设工程施工合同解除后，施工单位拒不退场，发包人可以采取哪些措施？
By King & Wood
作者：陈鑫 程世刚 李东骏 王悦 康震 王帅 无论是何种原因导致建设工程施工合同的解除，都可能存在施工单位拒不退场的情况，具体原因可能主要有施工单位不同意解除合同、不认可已完工程结算金额、发包人未足额支付工程款等，施工单位往往通过这种方式向发包人施压，从而希望能够促成其诉求的实现。 与之相反，在建设工程施工合同解除后，发包人往往需要尽快引入新的施工单位入场，并开展后续的施工和建设。在这种情况下，发包人可以采取哪些措施，使得原施工单位能够尽可能配合尽快退场和移交全部工作，并尽量控制法律风险，需要讨论和分析。 阅读更多
Global IP & Technology Law Blog
Implied termination rights in long-term contracts: why clear drafting matters
An “indefinite” term may not actually mean forever after all. A recent Court of Appeal decision now confirms that even where one party believed a contract was intended to run…
Legal Bites
Is Blacklisting a Natural Outcome of Contract Termination? Supreme Court Clarifies
The relationship between contract termination and blacklisting has long been a contentious issue in public procurement law. Government authorities frequently terminate contracts upon finding deficiencies or breaches, and in many…