Subject to contract? The Rugby Group Ltd -v- Proforce Recruit Ltd

• Author:
• Alex Cunliffe

The recent case of The Rugby Group Ltd -v- Proforce Recruit Ltd (QBD (Field J) 2/2/2005) provides another example of how the Court will look to the substance of a relationship to establish whether a contract exists. Merely stating an arrangement as 'subject to contract' will not automatically serve as a 'get out of jail free card' enabling an offending party to avoid its obligations.

The case concerned a claim by a recruitment agency (Proforce Recruit Ltd) for breach of contract by a manufac... (361 more words)

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