0 , ▁Stud ley , ▁War wick shire ' s ▁post code ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁B ▁post code ▁area ▁ ▁Sic ilian ▁Def ence , ▁Sch even ingen ▁Vari ation ▁( E CO ▁code : ▁B 8 0 ), ▁an ▁ch ess ▁opening ▁that ▁is ▁a ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Sic ilian <0x0A> </s> ▁An ▁or al ▁contract ▁is ▁a ▁contract , ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁agreed ▁by ▁spoken ▁communication . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁a ▁written ▁contract , ▁where ▁the ▁contract ▁is ▁a ▁written ▁document . ▁There ▁may ▁be ▁written , ▁or ▁other ▁physical ▁evidence , ▁of ▁an ▁or al ▁contract ▁– ▁for ▁example ▁where ▁the ▁parties ▁write ▁down ▁what ▁they ▁have ▁agreed ▁– ▁but ▁the ▁contract ▁itself ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁written ▁one . ▁ ▁In ▁general , ▁or al ▁contract s ▁are ▁just ▁as ▁valid ▁as ▁written ▁ones , ▁but ▁some ▁juris dict ions ▁either ▁require ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁writing ▁in ▁certain ▁circumstances ▁( for ▁example ▁where ▁real ▁property ▁is ▁being ▁convey ed ), ▁or ▁that ▁a ▁contract ▁be ▁ev iden ced ▁in ▁writing ▁( although ▁the ▁contract ▁itself ▁may ▁be ▁or al ). ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁the ▁requirement ▁that ▁a ▁contract ▁of ▁guarantee ▁be ▁ev iden ced ▁in ▁writing , ▁which ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Stat ute ▁of ▁Fra ud s . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁the ▁limitation ▁period ▁pres cribed ▁for ▁an ▁action ▁may ▁be ▁shorter ▁for ▁an ▁or al ▁contract ▁than ▁it ▁is ▁for ▁a ▁written ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁term