A contractual obligation on a party to ‘endeavour’ to achieve a particular outcome can be hotly contested, due to the fact that the time, effort and expense that a party can be required to expend can vary dramatically according to the terminology used. Such obligations often lack defined parameters, giving the courts plenty to consider in recent years.
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