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reading the small print on a contract

Read the small print for our T&Cs

Well, I would if the small print wasn’t ridiculously small! I have accepted that I am at the age when I need reading glasses and I’m quite happy with this (honestly!). Most of the time whilst I’m sat at my

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The Top 4 Ways to Use NDAs

If contract law can ever be considered to be the shining star in a sordid sex scandal, the recent allegations surrounding the 45th US President, Donald Trump and adult film actress ‘Stormy Daniels’ are probably as close as it’s ever

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Why Do Contracts Exist in Business?

Whilst you’ve been drawing up a contract with a business partner, have you ever got to a point where you just stop and think, “do I really need to be going through all of this, wouldn’t an email be sufficient?”

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Contract Errors – is honesty the best policy?

How do contract errors arise? Contracts can be long and complicated documents, subject to lots of change and amendment during the negotiation process. Most of the negotiations we get involved in at Devant involve electronic documents with “tracked changes” flying

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“Beware the joint venture, my son!”

Joint Ventures | Some pitfalls to consider The words of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’ might not usually be associated with talk of beginning a joint business venture, but one word of the famous poem should resonate with anybody considering such an

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