In these inflationary times, both contractors and employers may find themselves searching for a way to escape unhappy contracts. Termination is a common cause of high-stakes disputes, with each party blaming the other and claiming damages. It is notoriously difficult to predict which party’s interpretation of the facts will be favoured by a court or adjudicator, whose ultimate judgment may turn on a clinical analysis of ill-tempered correspondence, hastily written in the heat of the moment. Therefore, before seizing an apparent opportunity to terminate a contract, you should consider your strategy carefully.

This is the first in a series of articles on termination and will focus on repudiation.

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