Dispatch
Dispatch
Dispatch highlights some of the most important legal developments during the last month, relating to the building, engineering and energy sectors.
April 2026
April's Dispatch looks at personal guarantees and the movement from “subject to contract” letters to binding agreements.
The links to these articles are below
InstaGroup Ltd v Northwest Insulations Ltd & Anor [1]
Following a creditors’ voluntary liquidation, could a claiming party make a call on a personal guarantee signed by a former director?
GMC Utilities Group Ltd v Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd [2]
Did a letter form a binding agreement between the parties or was it simply part of an exchange which was subject to contract?
download (PDF 317K) April's Dispatch [3]
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