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/2026-06-19-13-07-35-548-6a353f17c35d5ecf88efe52f.jpg)
/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-06-19-13-05-59-742-6a353eb7c35d5ecf88efe33c.jpg)
/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-06-17-13-11-06-923-6a329cea4e4c1baf91f05032.jpg)
/Passle/67c08d5c9322429eb4e7552e/SearchServiceImages/2026-06-16-13-12-04-047-6a314ba403345ef07300a0c7.jpg)