Legal terms explained: Reasonable endeavours and the recent CPC v Qatari Diar case

Obligations to use ‘reasonable endeavours’ and variations on the theme are often included in construction agreements. As these phrases are usually undefined there is scope for interpretation. Questions that have arisen before the courts include the difference between ‘reasonable endeavours’ and ‘best endeavours’.

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