What is the difference between An Agreement and A Contract ?

I have been asked and also seen this simple question asked over and over since I embarked on Construction Disputes and Claims thirty years ago. I have yet to come across a good answer which is laid out in simple laymen language.

To fill in the gap, I have crafted a series of slides which I hope will answer the question above in which I think is simple laymen language. Please visit and see the slides for yourself.

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The perfect answer to the above is :

AN AGREEMENT BACKED BY LAW IS A CONTRACT. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE.

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Steven Chin ( The Contract Claims Guru ).
Steven Chin ( The Contract Claims Guru ).

Written by Steven Chin ( The Contract Claims Guru ).

Construction Dispute + Claims Specialist on FIDIC 1999 & 2017 .. Online Advisor for Contracts in Crisis. Reachable at lhchin@gmail.com, What's App +6012-2673918

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