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West Palm Beach, FL:
What Are Adhesion Contracts?
We can help you review your business contracts and agreements.
Proposed Contracting Rule Would Penalize More Than Just the Bad Apples
Fifty (50) Tips for Drafting Contracts
These tips apply to writing all kinds of contracts: sales contracts, lease agreements, employment contracts, licensing agreements. You name it.
The Guide to Handling Contract Disputes and Contract Breaches
Whether you are receiving payment for goods and services that you provide, or you are paying someone else to supply you with goods and services, there is
All about contract disputes, including how to avoid them
We all try to avoid becoming involved in contract disputes, whether as an individual or a business. Unfortunately, that’s not always possible. In this series we'll talk about what makes a contract, contract disputes, breach of contract claims and their defense, and avoiding contract disputes. Part 2
A Guide to Drafting Dispute Resolution Clauses for Commercial Contracts
In today’s competitive marketplace, most companies either cannot afford or do not wish to incur the time, expense and adverse business consequences of...
Why You Lost Your Last Telecommunications Contract Negotiation
In the process of negotiating a telecommunications contract? Unhappy with your last telecom contract? Check out why you lost your last contract negotiation
7 Reasons Why a Written Contract is Necessary
Handshake business deals are a thing of the past. While the prospect of making money on a new business venture is exciting, don’t forget to guard your interests before getting started. Things can…
Beware of Non-Disparagement Clauses When You Hire an Attorney
With the rise of online review sites, non-disparagement clauses are showing up in all sorts of contracts between small business owners and their clients.
What does the phrase "As Is" mean in a contract?
What does the phrase "As Is" mean in a contract? Learn what it really means.
Restrictive covenants: Do you know what you’re signing?
Do advisers really know what they are signing when it comes to restrictive covenant clauses in employment contracts? This is something we recently wanted to look further into.
The Dotted Line: What contractors need to know about arbitration
When it comes to contract disputes, arbitration is sometimes the answer, even if it does not mean contractors will get an inexpensive and quick resolution.
Leaving FindLaw: 10 Steps to Convert a FindLaw Website into WordPress
Not renewing your FindLaw contract? Don't get caught with your pants down. Use this 10-step process as your guide for moving from FindLaw to WordPress.
Searching in Contract Insight® Tutorial
Learn how to search in CobbleStone’s Contract Insight® software so you can easily filter, sort, and identify specific contracts and related documents within ...
Business Trust Disputes: How Do They Happen?
Business trusts act as their own business organizations, and with any business there are bound to be disputes relating to contract and performance issues.
Are Your Contracts Stuck in Limbo?
Are you constantly wondering what or who is holding up your contracts? Virtually every procurement professional I have spoken with in the past year has listed visibility and transparency as top goals for their group. Most companies have a predefined path that a contract must follow to be executed. Unfortunately, that path is manual and not always documented clearly. There are tremendous efficiency gains to be…
Can Suicide Be Breach of Contract?
The lesson for lawyers is not that they must foresee the unforeseeable and advise their clients to negotiate over every remote contingency. But well-drafted provisions that acknowledge that there are always future risks that cannot be fully discussed and negotiated will go a long way to settling their expectations and allocating those risks in a mutually acceptable way and thus avoid having one party be at the losing end of a question of first impression.
What Goes Into a Services Contract?
"Cost Plus Award Fee" contracts pay the contractor for the cost of delivering the service, plus a set amount of profit, usually less than 15%. This arrangement dates to the Second World War, when it was devised as a way to make it worth industry's time to switch from building cars to building tanks.
How to Draft a Contract with Severability in Mind
Don’t want the baby thrown out with the bathwater? Use a “severability” or a “partial invalidity” clause to prevent a court from declaring an entire contract invalid o…
5 Tips for Reading a Business Contract
5 tips for reading read a business contract to avoid pitfalls and problems. Ask what is missing, don't assume, get a second opinion, and more.
