My youngest son is a walking encyclopaedia of football knowledge, especially about Manchester City FC and (currently) the to-ings and fro-ings of players. Even if – like me – you find the transfer window exceedingly dull, bear with me to learn some quick contract lessons. Read the full edition here
I went from nodding in agreement to shaking my head in just two sentences: A contract sets out the expectations of both the client and the contractor. A contract gives you the peace of mind that the contractor will deliver the project within an agreed timeframe, at an agreed cost
You can agree to almost anything in your contracts… in theory. However, laws can interfere with that freedom. Just because a term is written into a contract doesn’t mean you are bound by it. Let’s demonstrate this with a real life example: my recent windows contract (which as you’ll know from last time, I did read). Read the full
Do you want a tried and tested contract? Really? Tried before the courts because it wasn’t clear enough? Tested by years of use and abuse [read Ken Adams’ view on tested language in contracts]? One of those contracts which surveys have held stoke mistrust? Or one of the ones which
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