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📝 A Term Sheet is a “plan” that sets out important business and legal points for a proposed deal so there is an agreed-upon framework to guide the drafting and negotiation of the legally binding documentation that follows. 📝 What Makes Term Sheets So (Potentially) Useful? 🤔 ✒️ Identify unspoken and unidentified assumptions about the deal that could have a huge impact. ✒️ Make sure that both sides are on the same page on key items. ✒️ Find out if the other side is not so serious about meeting some of your deal requirements. ✒️ Learn if the other side is a bad-faith negotiator. ✒️ Save a lot on outside attorney fees and time. That all sounds pretty good, right? You can read more about Term Sheets and their importance here: https://buff.ly/49eUHnA #DealFramework #BusinessNegotiation #LegalTerms #NonBindingAgreement #NegotiationPlan #ContractualFramework #DiscussionTerms
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If a commercial contract lacks renegotiation provisions, consider these strategies: 1. Mutual Agreement:Initiate open dialogue to discuss changes, focusing on mutual benefits. Draft an amendment if both parties agree. 2. Legal Doctrines:Invoke doctrines like force majeure, hardship, or frustration if unforeseen events significantly impact performance, justifying renegotiation. 3. Economic Imbalance: Argue material adverse change or impracticability if drastic economic shifts make the contract unviable. 4. Arbitration/Mediation: Use arbitration or mediation to resolve disputes and seek contract adjustments. 5. Legislative Changes: Leverage new laws or regulations affecting the contract to prompt renegotiation. 6. Commercial Pressure: Utilize business relationships, future opportunities, or reputational concerns to encourage renegotiation. 7. Good Faith Negotiations: Act in good faith and maintain transparent communication to build trust and find equitable solutions. Practical Steps: Seek legal advice, prepare supporting documentation, and propose alternative terms that address both parties' interests. These strategies can create avenues for modifying the contract, even without explicit renegotiation clauses.
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Consider examples of the most prevalent pitfalls of using precedents – vagueness and ambiguity – at our "Drafting Effective Contracts" webinar presented by Douglas Peterson. 👉 Details and registration can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gPWp8erS
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In-house lawyers routinely have to balance both their employer’s interests and their own legal and regulatory obligations, but what happens when an employer’s request risks breaking those commitments? At our monthly Q&A we will discuss the seven SRA Principles and the best methods for in-house lawyers to safeguard their independence. Book now: https://ow.ly/vCIV50QkhhK
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Of course, long winded, cut and paste, or regurgitef passages of the contract and specs into an expert report helps no-one. A footnote would likely do. But... as a past expert report writer and witness now arbitrating disputes... I have mixed thoughts on the use of experts on breaxh of contract claims. On one hand, experts should stay in their lane and not advocate for a position. But that may not be as common as one hopes. The remarkable adoption of mediation has, I believe, caused expert reports to spill into opinions about which the expert may have seen evidence but may not be qualified or allowed to give opinion. The "what" of things is their domain... not the "why". I think that the absence of cross-examination of poor expert reports due to the high rate of settlements, has fostered the tendency for some writers to push the boundaries of opinion evidence. perhaps more expert arbitration would fix that. On the other hand, expert opinion evidence on contract interpretation, falls neatly into the purview of many experts who have administered and acted as arbiter of the contract as part of their day-to-day non-expert duties. The contract is an agreement between parties. It is not "law". Factual evidence on the agreement and how that agreement is positioned in the hierarchy of obligations can be strong evidence within claims of non-compliance when tied properly to the breach. Moreover, it is not enough to prove the breach.. If damage valuation is in play... the appropriate action to remedy a breach is very much an expert opinion matter.
To follow up on the CO case study of the other day re: the total cost method, here's a follow-up in a dispute where there were numerous motions to exclude expert testimony/opinions in a case slated to be heard by a jury. Take a look at the off limit areas for the experts including the fact that the expert cannot render opinions as to the interpretation of a contract, which is a question of law. "These off-limits areas included: -Experts would not simply recite or rehash facts (it had been urged in one motion that one expert had a 163-page report which contained nearly 125 pages recounting facts of the case). -Experts would not testify concerning their opinions of the “state of mind” of persons involved in the project (“experts ‘cannot testify as to motive, intent, or state of mind but… can testify facts from which the jury can infer motive, intent, or state of mind.’”). -Experts would not offer legal opinions (“as ‘contract interpretation is not a proper subject for expert testimony’”). However, over the objection of the introducing party, the court further precluded the experts from “offering interpretations of the contracts in this case from a contractor’s point of view.” The court additionally (again, over the objection of the introducing party) ordered exclusion of opinion testimony on whether or not a party had asserted “false claims,” as well as concerning “purported violations of… financial reporting obligations,” noting that 2 “any probative value is outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues and misleading of the jury in violation of [FRE] 403.”
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Want to know how to speed up service procurements and what two former agency attorneys looked for when reviewing service procurements? Check out the Public Contract Law Journal article where Per Midboe and I analyze decisions facing the government when drafting a solicitation and provide recommendations (with sample RFP language). This article covers a range of source selection issues such as labor mixes, key personnel, evaluation factors, price realism and cost realism. Give it a read or a word search!
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Contract packs! We had a debate in the office today surrounding Contract packs, specifically when they should be drafted. The following two methods were primarily discussed: Method 1: Drafting the Contract pack on receipt of the clients initial documentation (including ID+POA) and the memorandum of sale. Then once in receipt of the initial letter from the purchasers solicitor adding any further details into the Contract pack before sending the same. Method 2: Drafting the Contract pack once in receipt of the clients initial documentation (including ID +POF) , memorandum of sale, and initial letter from the purchasers solicitor. Then sending the Contract pack once drafted. I think we all agreed to disagree in the end. However, throughout there was a general consensus that the sooner the pack is drafted the better because the purchasers solicitor can then submit their clients searches, which in turn does not delay the transaction. What are your thoughts on these methods? #conveyancing #propertylaw #lawfirms #residentialproperty #lawpractice
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When I wear my in-house hat, I'm always shocked at how often and hotly contested consequential loss clauses are in commercial contracts. Not only are these clauses a time drain for legal teams, but the commercial leads often struggle to understand what these clauses mean and what the consequences are of accepting a particular position when it comes to consequential loss. In fact, if you look at my ChatGPT (drink!) history, there is at least 3 requests for explaining consequential loss in simple terms! 😂 Grace from our Australian team put together a great little explainer (that's better than what ChatGPT came up with!). Check it out ⬇ Do your commercial teams struggle with this concept? Do you have a fool-proof way of breaking it down? If so, please share your magic!
🤔 Demystifying Consequential Loss ❓Consequential loss is often one of the most heavily negotiated clauses in a contract - but do you really understand what you're agreeing to, and it's potential impact on your business? ✔ Commercial lawyer, Grace Beaumont demystifies the jargon and breaks down consequential loss into plain English to give you a crystal clear understanding of your liabilities and what losses you should try to exclude. 📝 Our Corporate + Commercial team draft and review consequential loss clauses regularly, so if you’re entering a new agreement, please don’t hesitate to reach out for assistance via https://lnkd.in/g733GvFe #commerciallaw #contracts #contractdrafting #HumanCentredLaw
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