Contract Law Advice Birmingham
If you have an agreement with another party and they have not performed, or their performance is delayed or defective, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
Making a claim under contract law
A contract is an agreement between two or more people producing legally enforceable obligations. We routinely enter into contracts every day of our lives. Some are unexceptional, like the purchase of a bus ticket. But others, such as enlisting the services of a painter and decorator, are more complex. As such, they are more likely to go wrong.
Common breaches of contract include:
- Non-performance – an item is not delivered or an action (such as painting your house) is not carried out.
- Delayed performance – the performance is rendered, but it is late
- Defective performance – the contract is performed, but the performance is defective in some way (your house is painted the wrong colour, for instance).
Since a contract produces legally enforceable obligations, you can take steps to have the contract enforced if something goes wrong. If you have entered into a contract and you feel the other party is in breach of the contract, you may be entitled to a remedy.
It’s important to enlist the help of an expert contract law solicitor from the outset. Often, problems can be dealt with before they arise or an alternative means of settling the dispute can be found.
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