Effectiveness of requirement for written variations of contract

GLOBE MOTORS v LUCAS VARITY (CA) [2016]

The Court of Appeal (“CA”) indicated that including a clause providing that any variation of the contract should be in writing will not prevent subsequent variation of the contract orally or by conduct.

Facts:

Article 6.3 Amendment: This Agreement … can only be amended by a written document which (i) specifically refers to the provision of this Agreement to be amended and (ii) is signed by both Parties”.

Decision:

Points to note:

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