Topic
Contract Termination
104 published works
La Revue
Départ à la retraite et prise d’acte de la rupture du contrat de travail
Cass.soc. 20 octobre 2015, n°14-17.473 Dès lors qu'un salarié ayant décidé de partir volontairement à la retraite après avoir obtenu la résiliation judiciaire de son contrat de travail en raison…
Best Practices Construction Law
Cosmetic Defects Found to Be Basis for Termination of Contractor for Default
In the construction world, many of us lawyers talk about what is known as a material breach in order to support a termination of the contract. In other words, the event that…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Contractor Logs Victory in Termination Case at Federal Circuit
By Steve McBrady, Brian Tully McLaughlin
In EM Logging v. Department of Agriculture, 2014-1227 (Feb. 20, 2015), the Federal Circuit reversed the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, holding that substantial evidence did not support the Board’s…
Ahead of Schedule
10 Important Termination Considerations
By Sean Gay
When terminating a contract, you want to have a high degree of confidence that termination is justified and done properly. In my recent Daily Journal of Commerce Construction column, I…
Meaningful Discussions
ASBCA Finds Hesitation Is Not Repudiation
When the Government terminates a contract for default (“T for D”), there can be a series of nasty consequences for contractors. Among other things, the contractor may be liable for…
Business Risk Management Blog
When Forever Became Whenever: (A “Do It Yourself” Contract’s Defective Termination Clause Permits an Early Exit)
The case arises from circumstances in which Rico Industries, Inc. v. TLC Group, Inc., a recent decision by the Illinois appellate court, illustrates the adage pennywise, dollar foolish. A company…
In The (Red)®
A New Way Of Looking At Termination On Bankruptcy Contract Clauses
Image Courtesy of NobMouse Ken Adams, Professor Adrian Walters, and I recently collaborated on an article about the ubiquitous "termination on bankruptcy" or ipso facto clauses in contracts. The article was…
Constructlaw®
Court of Federal Claims Holds Government Abused Discretion in Terminating Contract for Convenience; Also Finds Contractor Liable for Violations of the False Claims Act
Gulf Group Gen. Enters. Co. W.L.L. v. United States 2013 U.S. Claims LEXIS 899 (Fed. Cl. July 2, 2013) This action arose from a contractor’s claim that the U.S. Army…
La Revue
Rupture de relations commerciales établies et crise économique
Voici un arrêt particulièrement intéressant qui vient alimenter l’abondante jurisprudence sur la rupture brutale de relations commerciales établies.Dans le contexte où une entreprise diminue ou cesse de passer des commandes…
La Revue
Contestation de la rupture conventionnelle
La rupture conventionnelle du contrat de travail n’est pas une transaction et la Cour de cassation, dans un arrêt du 26 juin 2013, vient de le rappeler très clairement.