General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages | Practical Law

General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages | Practical Law

Standard Clause requiring the breaching party to pay a pre-determined amount to the non-breaching party as exclusive compensation for the breaching party's failure to perform a specific task or comply with a particular obligation. Parties typically negotiate a liquidated damages provision into a sale of goods or other agreement where it may be difficult to estimate the damages that a non-breaching party may suffer if a specific term is breached. This Standard Clause has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.

General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages

Practical Law Standard Clauses 2-508-1113 (Approx. 12 pages)

General Contract Clauses: Liquidated Damages

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Standard Clause requiring the breaching party to pay a pre-determined amount to the non-breaching party as exclusive compensation for the breaching party's failure to perform a specific task or comply with a particular obligation. Parties typically negotiate a liquidated damages provision into a sale of goods or other agreement where it may be difficult to estimate the damages that a non-breaching party may suffer if a specific term is breached. This Standard Clause has integrated notes with important explanations and drafting tips.