Contracts
Contracts

Author: Richard Stim

Publisher: Nolo

Published: 2021-09-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1413328938

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Life has become an endless series of contracts—this is the manual. There’s no reason to risk your hard-earned money signing a contract you don’t understand. With Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference, you get easy-to-understand explanations for every common contract term. In no time, you’ll grasp mysterious concepts like “force majeur,” “indemnity,” and “time is of the essence." Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference is more than just an A–Z explanation of over 300 terms. It also includes: common negotiating strategies examples of contract provisions sample contract clauses and entire contracts examples of illegal and dangerous contract clauses what to expect if you or the other side breaks a contract up-to-date explanations of electronic contracts, and tips on amending and modifying agreements. Whether you’re starting a business, signing a lease, hiring a new employee or independent contractor, licensing a concept, selling a boat, or contracting for a new fireplace, Contracts: The Essential Business Desk Reference can help. A must-have for small business owners, entrepreneurs, lawyers, and law students—and anyone else whose success is built around understanding and negotiating agreements.

Wrap Contracts
Wrap Contracts

Author: Nancy S. Kim

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-09-09

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 0199399115

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When you visit a website, check your email, or download music, you enter into a contract that you probably don't know exists. "Wrap contracts" - shrinkwrap, clickwrap and browsewrap agreements - are non-traditional contracts that look nothing like legal documents. Contrary to what courts have held, they are not "just like" other standard form contracts, and consumers do not perceive them the same way. Wrap contract terms are more aggressive and permit dubious business practices, such as the collection of personal information and the appropriation of user-created content. In digital form, wrap contracts are weightless and cheap to reproduce. Given their low cost and flexible form, businesses engage in "contracting mania" where they use wrap contracts excessively and in a wide variety of contexts. Courts impose a duty to read upon consumers but don't impose a duty upon businesses to make contracts easy to read. The result is that consumers are subjected to onerous legalese for nearly every online interaction. In Wrap Contracts: Foundations and Ramifications, Nancy Kim explains why wrap contracts were created, how they have developed, and what this means for society. She explains how businesses and existing law unfairly burden users and create a coercive contracting environment that forces users to "accept" in order to participate in modern life. Kim's central thesis is that how a contract is presented affects and reveals the intent of the parties. She proposes doctrinal solutions - such as the duty to draft reasonably, specific assent, and a reconceptualization of unconscionability - which fairly balance the burden of wrap contracts between businesses and consumers.

The Construction Contracts Book
The Construction Contracts Book

Author: Daniel S. Brennan

Publisher: Forum

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13:

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This book offers a comparison of the forms of agreement from the AIA, AGC and EJCDC by providing: a guide to how they treat the most significant issues in owner/contractor/subcontractor and owner/design professional agreements; and proposed alternative language for situations where the form contract approach may not provide the best solution.

The Economics of Contracts
The Economics of Contracts

Author: Bernard Salanié

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2005-03-11

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0262195259

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A concise introduction to the theory of contracts, emphasizing basic tools that allow the reader to understand the main theoretical models; revised and updated throughout for this edition.

The Tech Contracts Handbook
The Tech Contracts Handbook

Author: David W. Tollen

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781604429824

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The Tech Contracts Handbook is a practical and accessible reference book and training manual on IT contracts. This is a clause-by-clause "how to" guide on software licenses and technology services agreements, covering the issues at stake and offering negotiation tips and sample contract language.This handbook is written for both lawyers and businesspeople, including contract managers, procurement officers, corporate counsel, salespeople, and anyone else responsible for getting IT deals done. Perhaps most important, this book uses simple English, as any good contract should.Topics covered include: ·Software as a service (SaaS) and cloud computing agreements ·Warranties ·Indemnities ·Open source software ·Service level agreements ·Nondisclosure agreements ·Limitations of liability ·Internet and e-commerce contracts·Software escrow ·Data security ·Copyright licensing ·And much more

Agile Contracts
Agile Contracts

Author: Andreas Opelt

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-05-15

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1118640128

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A methodologically sophisticated, comprehensive approach to applying the Agile fixed-price contract to IT projects while maximizing customer and supplier relationships "Interesting and necessary for IT managers and IT lawyers." —Walter J. Jaburek, Dipl.-Ing., Dr. iur., Dr. techn. Approximately 50 percent of software developers use Scrum, an iterative and incremental development method for managing software projects and product or application development, in their work. The benefit of Scrum and other Agile methods is that they can address shifts in a large project that traditional managerial methods cannot. Written by pioneers and leaders in the field of Agile and Scrum, Agile Contracts is the only book dedicated exclusively to the legal, procurement, and project management considerations of Agile contracts. Providing templates, a toolbox, and examples of Agile fixed-price contracts, the book presents an alternative option to fixed-price, time-based, and supply-based contracts—reducing the risk for both the supplier and the customer with a contract that offers the possibility of flux and flexible scenarios as a project progresses. Agile Contracts features in-depth chapter coverage of: The Agile Manifesto of 2001 Agility from the perspective of procurement and the software provider The problems with traditional fixed-price contracts and time material contracts What the Agile fixed-price contract is and how it is set up Tendering based on the Agile fixed-price contract How to negotiate an Agile fixed-price contract Special guidelines for the legal framework of an Agile fixed-price contract Adaptable Scope System The Black Swan scenario Contracts and procedures for the featured methodologies Especially applicable within highly structured business organizations, Agile Contracts is a must-read for project managers, agile practitioners, procurement representatives, and IT lawyers.

The Complete Book of Real Estate Contracts
The Complete Book of Real Estate Contracts

Author: Mark Warda

Publisher: SphinxLegal

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1572485280

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Buying or selling property is a big decision. You want to make sure the contract you sign is the one that best fits your needs. But most of us are not even sure what we need or what is required by law. The Complete Book of Real Estate Contracts is here to help you put together the perfect deal. Inside, find everything you need to create a complete contract. Review your options with each clause and learn both the buyer's and seller's position. Regardless of who is writing the document, knowing what the other side is thinking will give you the negotiating advantage. For every item in your contract, learn the following: - Definition - Options - Buyer's View - Seller's View Key forms and clauses to build your own ideal real estate contract! Every form and clause is ready-to-use and modifiable for your needs. The Complete Book of Real Estate Contracts puts you in charge and saves you thousands of dollars.

Psychological Contracts in Organizations
Psychological Contracts in Organizations

Author: Denise Rousseau

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1995-05-18

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780803971059

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Bringing together a wide range of theory from social and cognitive psychology, organizational behaviour, organizational learning and the management of change, this text draws useful conclusions about important psychological processes.