As the date approaches for the UK to exit the European Union, and with the prospects of a "deal" subject to widespread debate, it is left to individual businesses to make the best preparations that they can in order to prepare for Brexit - and waste and resource management businesses are no exception.
Commercially it would appear that some waste and resource management enterprises are seeking to share the risks and uncertainties with their clients - particularly on exchange rate, changes in law and economic impact. These clauses can be a pragmatic approach to dealing with an as-yet unknown risk which is difficult to price, with potentially significant impacts, and where flowing-down the risk to sub-contractors does not adequately manage the risk.
