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"Smart contracts" versus "smart legal contracts": shifting terminology. [Blog post] (2023)
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MANTE, J. and MAK, C. 2023. "Smart contracts" versus "smart legal contracts": shifting terminology. [Blog post]. Posted on the RGU Law School Blog [online], 2nd October 2023. Available from: https://rgulaw.blog/2023/10/02/smart-contracts-versus-smart-legal-contracts-shifting-terminology/

The notion that smart contracts are not actually contracts is a common assertion found in various writings on the subject. Lawyers can be forgiven for being confused, given that "smart contracts" do not qualify as contracts in the conventional sense.... Read More about "Smart contracts" versus "smart legal contracts": shifting terminology. [Blog post].

Exploring the essence and extent of 'mutual trust and co-operation'. [Blog post] (2023)
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MANTE, J. 2023. Exploring the essence and extent of 'mutual trust and co-operation'. [Blog post]. Posted on NEC: news [online], 23 October 2023. Available from: https://www.neccontract.com/news/exploring-the-essence-and-extent-of-mutual-trust-and-co-operation

Recent court decisions have equated the NEC clause 10 'mutual trust and co-operation' duty to good faith, but good faith is a much broader concept. Part of the English courts' approach to good faith has been to rely on common law and equitable princi... Read More about Exploring the essence and extent of 'mutual trust and co-operation'. [Blog post].