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When 'Best' Is Not Enough: Drafting Endeavours Clauses for Tougher Trading Conditions
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When 'Best' Is Not Enough: Drafting Endeavours Clauses for Tougher Trading Conditions

Endeavours clauses promise effort rather than outcome, but vague drafting can leave a business without a realistic remedy when performance slips. This analysis sets out how UK courts approach best, reasonable and all reasonable endeavours, and offers a practical drafting and evidence checklist for 2026.