In this article, Andrew Bowen QC looks at the case of Barbudev v Eurocom Cable Management Bulgaria [2012] 2 All E.R. (Comm) 963, within the context of the leading case on whether parties intend to create legal relations, namely RTS Flexible Systems Ltd v Molkerei Alois Mller GmbH & Co KG [2010]. This article was first published in Greens Business Law Bulletin, Issue 123 (published April 2013) and is reproduced here with the kind permission of W. Green, The Law Publishers.