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Happy International Women's Day! Here are the wonderful women of the Devant team who support their clients by expertly reviewing, drafting and negotiating their contracts! #internationalwomensday CONTACT US
Happy International Women's Day! Here are the wonderful women of the Devant team who support their clients by expertly reviewing, drafting and negotiating their contracts! #internationalwomensday CONTACT US
Supporting one of our favourite charities. Devant has been a long time supporter of Reading's Launchpad charity. Yesterday saw their annual fundraising pancake race in the town centre. We were delighted once again to sponsor the photography for this event. Now in its 26th year, 2023 saw a record turnout!…
Meet the Devant Team - Emma Godfrey Welcome to the first in a series introducing the Devant team members. At the end of last year, Emma Godfrey was promoted to Senior Commercial Consultant. She’s worked incredibly hard, and it’s been brilliant to see her grow and develop. Here, she shares her…
Last Minute Contract Changes Why you must take time to carefully consider any last minute contract changes in negotiations. Formula 1 Contracts in the News.You may have heard in the news or on social media about the Driver Contract drama over racing driver Oscar Piastri currently playing out in the early…
When it's time to call it quits... ...and end your agreement.The other party may have breached, but does that mean you can terminate your contract?A recent case has highlighted that terminating a contract for the other party’s breach is not as simple as it might appear.Where the other party is…
ISO9001 Certified (Again!) Another clean bill of health for Devant!On Wednesday last week, we passed our external ISO audit for our quality management system, and we are delighted that we’ll be ISO9001 certified for another year! We strive to ensure that our quality management systems govern the "how" and the "why"…
Don’t be too keen to get a purchase order It can be tempting to ask your customer to accept your proposal by sending over a purchase order as quickly as possible, to ’seal the deal'. This might not necessarily be the best thing for the business, even if your order…
Why you need a shareholder agreement (even if you think you don’t). At the beginning of an agreement between founder shareholders, it can be common for opinions to be divided as to how best spend the often meagre amount of cash available. There are lots of things that cost money…
What are ESGs and how do they affect me? Sustainability and environmental issues have been hot topics for a while now and, if you’ve been wondering if these affect your business at all, you might be aware of the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) initiative.Currently Environmental, Social and Governance ('ESG')…
It's your company...but who owns it? Most businesses that have been trading for more than a few years will have a bit of a history of share transactions. This might mean that shares in your company have been issued, transferred or cancelled at some point in the past. If this is…