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    An MOU is not a legally binding contract but rather an agreement between two parties that outlines the key terms discussed during negotiations. While an MOU represents the understanding reached so far, it does not create any legal rights or obligations. To be considered a contract, an agreement must be enforceable by law. If an MOU states that it is "subject to contract" or requires a formal agreement, the parties signal that they do not intend to be bound until signing the final contract. Courts have held that MOUs under these conditions are non-binding agreements to negotiate rather than contracts themselves.

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    An MOU is not a legally binding contract but rather an agreement between two parties that outlines the key terms discussed during negotiations. While an MOU represents the understanding reached so far, it does not create any legal rights or obligations. To be considered a contract, an agreement must be enforceable by law. If an MOU states that it is "subject to contract" or requires a formal agreement, the parties signal that they do not intend to be bound until signing the final contract. Courts have held that MOUs under these conditions are non-binding agreements to negotiate rather than contracts themselves.

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    An MOU is not a legally binding contract but rather an agreement between two parties that outlines the key terms discussed during negotiations. While an MOU represents the understanding reached so far, it does not create any legal rights or obligations. To be considered a contract, an agreement must be enforceable by law. If an MOU states that it is "subject to contract" or requires a formal agreement, the parties signal that they do not intend to be bound until signing the final contract. Courts have held that MOUs under these conditions are non-binding agreements to negotiate rather than contracts themselves.

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    MOU

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    An MOU is not a legally binding contract but rather an agreement between two parties that outlines the key terms discussed during negotiations. While an MOU represents the understanding reached so far, it does not create any legal rights or obligations. To be considered a contract, an agreement must be enforceable by law. If an MOU states that it is "subject to contract" or requires a formal agreement, the parties signal that they do not intend to be bound until signing the final contract. Courts have held that MOUs under these conditions are non-binding agreements to negotiate rather than contracts themselves.

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    Individual Assignment 3

    What is Memorandum of Understanding? It is a legal contract? If not, what it is?


    In my understanding, Memorandum of Undertaking (MOU) is a document that listed all the
    agreement between two parties which is not legally binding. There are situations that when
    parties are carrying on negotiations and they are reach to the position to make further
    discussion to enter into contract, then the outline that outcome from the negotiations that had
    been execute can be in the form of MOU.
    However, mere existence of a document with respect to understanding reached
    between the parties does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that such document is a
    contract.1 In the case of Milner v Percy Bilton2, the term "understanding" was held to mean
    "something quite different from a binding legal contract; at utmost the word connotes a
    gentleman's agreement". Therefore, MOU cannot be said as a legal contract because it is not
    binding and more to an outline of a contract. By referring to section 2(g) of the Contract Act
    1950, an agreement enforceable by law is a contract. It means that, even though MOU is an
    agreement made by two parties, only a document or agreement that enforce by law can be
    said as legal contract and it is binding to the parties that enter to the contract. In addition,
    when an agreement is made subject to contract or subject to the preparation and approval
    of a formal contract and similar expression, it is generally construed to mean that the parties
    are still in a state of negotiations and do not intend to be bound until and unless a formal
    contract is exchanged.3 In the case of Tai Tong Realty Co. (Pte) Ltd v Galstaun & Anor 4
    stated a very strict interpretation of the words subject to contract and these cases have held
    that the intention of the parties were legally binding contracts only came into existence upon
    the execution of formal contracts.
    Thus, MOU is only a conditional agreement made by the parties that agreed in negotiating
    without creating any right or obligation towards the agreement. Lastly, in the case of Lim

    Memorandum of Understanding: Legal Nature and Drafting,


    http://www.worldpetroleumlaw.com/images/legal_nature_drafting.pdf , page 1.
    2

    [(1966) 2 All E.R. 894]

    S. Santhana Dass, Generaln Principles of Malaysian Contract Law, Marsden Law Book
    Sdn Bhd, page 36.
    4

    [1973] 2 MLJ 95

    Hong Liang v Tan Kim Lan,5 the Court held that the MOU which was subject to a formal
    contract to be executed by the parties after finalizing the terms and conditions was not
    binding until such time that the formal contract was executed. The MOU was an agreement
    to contract or an agreement to negotiate.

    [1997] 5 MLJ 157

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