Termination clause in consulting contract

[Schmock]

Jurisdiction

United Kingdom

An individual consultant has entered a freelance service contract with a subcontractor to implement a project. The termination clause involves the contractual authority. It reads ""Each party may terminate this Agreement at any time on not less than 30 (thirty) days prior written notice to the other party, subject to the Contracting Authority giving its prior written consent in the case of termination by the Consultant." The consultant wishes to terminate the contract and feels that the condition of third party consent is against common decency.

Is this a valid clause or can the right of the third party be challenged under British law?

 

[adjusterjack]

This site is devoted to US law (despite the choice in the list of places).

Have your contract reviewed by your solicitor.

 

[army judge]

An individual consultant has entered a freelance service contract with a subcontractor to implement a project. The termination clause involves the contractual authority. It reads ""Each party may terminate this Agreement at any time on not less than 30 (thirty) days prior written notice to the other party, subject to the Contracting Authority giving its prior written consent in the case of termination by the Consultant." The consultant wishes to terminate the contract and feels that the condition of third party consent is against common decency.

Is this a valid clause or can the right of the third party be challenged under British law?

In general terms if the consultant were arrested, he's incarcerated and unable to perform.

What if she is hit by a city garbage truck and hospitalized in a coma?

What if she wins a lottery for ¥650,000,000?

What if he uses drugs and was last seen eating bugs in a city park?

She gets elected as sheriff. What can be done under any contract?

He's drafted into his nation's military and sent away for 2 years mandatory service. What can any contract do about that?

Contracts can't insulate anyone from risks.

As long as you contract with human beings there will always be risks that can't be eradicated.