Unwritten, Unspoken and Essential Terms Contracts
Melissa Thng
[2024] SAL Prac 25
Abstract:
The contracts of tomorrow may not take the form of the formal, signed written agreements that we now find familiar. The Singapore courts recently enforced a contract that was partly oral, partly written, partly implied by words or conduct, dealt only in essential terms, and was not signed or expressly confirmed by all parties. Its approach sets a precedent for how such unconventional contracts will be dealt with moving forward.