Disputes and Law. Governing Law Subject to the provisions of clause 44, the Authority and the Contractor accept the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts and agree that the Contract and all non-contractual obligations and other matters arising from or connected with it are to be governed and construed according to English Law. Dispute Resolution The Parties shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a settlement to any dispute between them arising out of or in connection with the Contract within twenty (20) Working Days of either Party notifying the other of the dispute, such efforts shall involve the escalation of the dispute to the Director of Procurement (or equivalent) of each Party. Nothing in this dispute resolution procedure shall prevent the Parties from seeking from any court of the competent jurisdiction an interim order restraining the other Party from doing any act or compelling the other Party to do any act. If the dispute cannot be resolved by the Parties pursuant to clause 44.1 the dispute shall be referred to mediation pursuant to the procedure set out in clause 44.5 unless the Parties agree that the dispute is not suitable for resolution by mediation. The obligations of the Parties under the Contract shall not cease, or be suspended or delayed by the reference of a dispute to mediation (or arbitration) and the Contractor and the Contractor’s Personnel shall comply fully with the requirements of the Contract at all times. The procedure for mediation and consequential provisions relating to mediation are as follows:
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