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Most people enter into agreements every single day – often without thinking about it. Purchases in stores, ordering services, bidding processes, and negotiations in business life are all based on fundamental principles of contract...

Most contractual disputes do not concern whether an agreement exists, but rather what the agreement actually means. Even well-drafted contracts can give rise to disagreements if the wording is unclear...

The general rule under Norwegian law is that agreements must be honored – the well-established principle of pacta sunt servanda. Nevertheless, there are situations in which a contract may be declared wholly or partially...

If the seller provides the buyer with incorrect information about the goods, this may result in the goods being considered defective. This follows from Section 18 of the Norwegian Sale of Goods Act. The seller may also be held liable for...