Please sign here ….however please don’t ask me what’s in the contract.
Signing contracts that are unenforceable, (self-drafted or modified templates) can cause problems for both businesses further down the line.
Dispute avoidance
Formality and Informality in Business – Getting the balance right!
By David Reilly, Founder and Commercial Director of Create Ts and Cs 17/04/2010 As a business owner, getting paid for the work I do is an important part of building or growing the business . We all know cashflow is ‘king’. With that in mind, let me establish context for the following; this blog was inspired by …
Firms Urged to Impose Penalties for Late Payments
by EasyEditor Newswire Contracts between firms which include late payment clauses need to become a common feature of everyday business practice, claim legal experts ahead of an EU update of a directive aimed at tackling business failures. On average, the majority of small and medium firms have to wait at least 41 days longer …
The curse of the Verbal Agreement.
Why a verbal agreement could be toxic for the success and growth of your business.
Websites Suffering Under-Investment as Designers Face Tough Competition
by EasyEditor Newswire 16/12/2010 Web designers across the UK are routinely over servicing and under charging clients in a bid to keep the e-commerce revolution on track, claim experts. While 72% of website designers have seen a rise in expectations from their SME clients the majority are struggling to maintain increasingly sophisticated sites on …
Ten Reasons Why You Need a Contract
We understand that the law can appear boring and confusing, but would you use this as a reason not to protect your business? Legally, you don’t need to have a set of terms and conditions for your business, but it would be foolish not to – you should never do business without them. We have …
Have you got the right contract?
Any good business owner will take steps to protect both their business and their clients – it helps to safeguard the company’s future and gives clients peace of mind. But how do you know that you have a legal framework in place that is suitable for your business? It’s not as simple as you might …
Is an unsigned contract enforceable?
Many clients don’t come to us until they have a problem. A contract helps a businesses to manage risks but what if it is found to be unenforceable? We have been asked all the common questions – ‘Is an email a binding contract?’, ‘We have a verbal agreement, is this enforceable?’, ‘My client never signed …
Valuation of company shares; common reasons.
Valuation of shares required for new investment or a departing director/shareholder…what next?
1 in 4 websites break the law.
A trend in online retailing – a quarter of all websites don’t have the correct legal protection for their customers.