Contractual Dispute Analysis

Contractual disputes can be as simple as a customer and supplier disagreeing on the amount of product supplied and the payments made. It is more likely to occur where there is a sale and a product return facility.

An example could be an audiologist ordering a product from supplier, where there is an arrangement that the supplier will replace product returned within a specified period. Unless both have good systems and record what specific product is paid for, there is a possibility that there will be a misunderstanding over what was or has not been paid for.

More complex issues arise in that include specifications for different elements of a contract. The failure to correctly record variations to the contract and factors that entitle one party to additional compensation or avoidance of completion date penalties are the genesis of many disputes.

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