Re:AstraZeneca/EU contract
by airstrike on Friday January 29, 2021 @01:48PM
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IANAL but I think it qualifies as legalese you're unaware of.
Also, just by definition, whatever the lawyers agreed on is likely appropriate in a legal context and a layman's criticism of the language is almost invariably because they're missing the knowledge. Imagine said lawyer reading your code and challenging you on your API design.
Anyway, if challenged in court, AZ would have to demonstrate that they actually made genuine efforts before going down a different path.
The addition of the word "reasonable" is because they need an out in case they feel they've spent a decent amount of efforts. Whether that amount was actually decent or not is for the judge to decide.
Also, just by definition, whatever the lawyers agreed on is likely appropriate in a legal context and a layman's criticism of the language is almost invariably because they're missing the knowledge. Imagine said lawyer reading your code and challenging you on your API design.
Anyway, if challenged in court, AZ would have to demonstrate that they actually made genuine efforts before going down a different path.
The addition of the word "reasonable" is because they need an out in case they feel they've spent a decent amount of efforts. Whether that amount was actually decent or not is for the judge to decide.