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Entire agreement

An entire agreement clause states that the written contract contains everything the parties agreed, replacing earlier discussions, emails and drafts. It stops a party relying on promises that did not make it into the final document.

Prepared by a retired English qualified solicitor (LLB, LLM) · reviewed · applies across the UK unless stated · how we draft

In more detail

It does not usually exclude liability for fraud, and it will not exclude liability for misrepresentation unless it says so expressly and is reasonable.

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Reviewed 2026-09-24. General legal information, not legal advice.