Getting into contract

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#23: How confident are you?

When I first started providing contract workshops, many of my courses were titled Confidence with Contracts. I’ve since created public resources on my website and on slideshare, and now client-only resources on my exclusive Client Hub. Read the full edition here Tools for Legal Confidence When you want to get good at your own

January 19, 2023

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#22: Did you ever?

Does your attitude to copying depend on whether it’s something low value like a knock off branded drink or your own hard work? Before you saw the value in a unique contract, did you ever ask someone else for a copy of theirs so you could copy it/be inspired by

December 20, 2022

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#19: Lurking in the small print

Have you ever signed up for a holiday activity to find you’ve taken on responsibility you never expected? Or lied when ticking that you have read the terms and conditions for a wifi? Or failed to read the terms for the social media platforms or websites you use? You’d be

September 22, 2022

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#17: Fail

Have you ever been swept up in dealing with something and forgotten to provide the information someone else really needed? Like the time my sister and I failed spectacularly to meet on a train station, because I did not explain my revised plan properly to her… she ended up in

June 23, 2022

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#15: How confident are you?

When I started this exclusive client newsletter I promised to give you more TLC – sometimes I have focused on tricky legal clauses, or tiny little contracts. But this edition provides tips, a laugh and confidence. Read the full edition here Tips Leading to Confidence As my clients, you know the value of simpler contracts – in reducing admin

April 28, 2022

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#14: A rant

You know me… I love a good rant about contracts. Not just because they drain your time, energy and money, but largely because of the adverse impact on you of bad contracts. Read the full edition here Too Long and Complex A wide variety of global corporates are creating simpler contracts –

March 31, 2022

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#2: What’s bugging you?

Happy April Fool’s Day! In this second edition of my exclusive client update we are looking at tricky legal clauses, specifically whether your limit of liability should match your insurance cover. Don’t forget to tell me what is bugging you this week with contracts. Read the full edition here Tying

April 1, 2021

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#1: Welcome

Welcome to the first edition of my exclusive client update, which will help you get more TLC – whether that tips, laughs and confidence, tender loving care, or tiny little contracts. Please tell me what is bugging you this week with contracts, and I will provide pragmatic solutions in my

March 4, 2021

TLC Topic: Getting into contract