Section 7.31 Conclusion

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IX. (§7.31) Conclusion

Contract drafting and contract litigation are more related than they may at first appear. The role of a contract is both to memorialize clearly the parties’ agreement so that it can be performed and to specify the consequences if one party does not perform as
agreed. Because many of the consequences of a breach may be altered by the contract itself, attorneys should be aware of these consequences—and how they can be affected—even if their involvement ends when the contract is...