“Compliance with Laws” – Representation and Warranty in Large System Procurement Agreements

All large-scale IT system procurement or implementation or business-as-usual contract documents include terms and conditions which are representations or warranties made by one party to the benefit of the other. When a representation or warranty is breached by the party who made or makes it, legal consequences typically follow. Published in the Third Quarter (November 2010) issue of HCM&C. This article was the Most Popular Article in Canada in November 2010 on Mondaq.