In this article, our Chicago contract attorneys explain maximum price construction contracts and reviewing those contracts to ensure both parties understand and have clearly defined expectations of the contract. This includes detailing cost, scope of work, bonds. Reviewing the contract and including all aspects helps to minimize the potential for disputes and sets clear expectations for both parties.

In this video, our Cook County breach of contract attorneys explain that breaches of contract occur when one party does not perform according to the manner laid out in the contract, the time agreed upon in the contract, in a way that is only partially what was agreed upon, or completely different from what was agreed. The eight defenses to a breach of contract include: Material breach by the other party, anticipatory repudiation, duress, unconscionability, mistake, fraud, undue influence, and impracticality. Some other considerations would be: loopholes, statutes, one sided clauses, ambiguities, and modifications.

Our Chicago contract attorneys explains the situations in which a contract may be unenforceable. An unenforceable contract is a contract that is valid, but one that a court chooses to not enforce. Unenforceable is usually used in contradistinction to either void the contract or make it voidable.  A void contract is a contract that is not legally valid. the eight situations in which a contract is unenforceable include: lack of capacity, coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation and nondisclosure, unconscionability, public policy, mistake, and impossibility.