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Re-designing rights to terminate on reasonable notice (Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation)

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Published on: 15 January 2025

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Disagreements between the architect’s foundation and her practice
No bilateral termination rights in licence agreement
Restraint of trade doctrine inapplicable

Article summary

Commercial analysis: In Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation, the High Court confirmed that agreements of indefinite duration would not necessarily be interpreted to include bilateral termination rights and that the absence of such rights did not mean the relevant agreements operated in restraint of trade. Written by Oliver Dutton, trainee at A&O Shearman.

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