The recent Court of Appeal decision in Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation is an important development for anyone drafting or relying on long‑term commercial agreements. It delivers much‑needed clarity on when the courts will recognise a common‑law right to terminate on reasonable notice, especially in contracts expressed to continue “indefinitely”. In 2013, […]
| less than a minute read
When “indefinite” doesn’t mean “forever”: The court of appeal clarifies common‑law termination rights

/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-23-15-15-20-911-69c159083178b7b9c73ae493.jpg)
/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-19-16-24-24-563-69bc2338b61f83217ae04d45.jpg)
/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-16-16-14-18-552-69b82c5aa06d5f6a85c92d80.jpg)
/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-03-13-15-27-25-846-69b42cdd76402da21a8a4913.jpg)