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Warranty claims and disputes

Business sale disputes and warranty claims

More and more purchasers of businesses look to receive an after-the-event reduction by making a claim under the warranties in the share sale and purchase agreement (“SPA”).

A warranty is a contractual assurance that a statement made is true.

Accordingly, if such a statement made in the context of an SPA by a seller to a purchaser proves to be untrue, this will constitute a breach of warranty and the purchaser may bring a claim against the seller for breach of contract. The usual remedy available to the purchaser will be an award of damages to put the purchaser in the position that they would have been in had the information as warranted by the seller been true.

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Maitland Walker can advise buyers and sellers on warranty claims and disputes.

Buyers are advised to seek advice as soon as they become aware of any circumstances that may give rise to a warranty claim, to assist them in establishing whether they have a claim that is valid worth pursuing and to ensure that the seller is notified of such claim correctly.

Sellers should get advice as soon as they get notice of a claim and before responding to it at all, to consider whether the notice requirements have been complied with and take advice on their potential liability.

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Meet our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team

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Julian Maitland-Walker
Senior Partner
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Joe Siman
Senior Associate Solicitor
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Chris Thomas
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