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Avoiding disputes in handshake agreements

Chloe Vertigen
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Many business deals are carried out on a ‘handshake agreement’ (a verbal agreement that isn’t recorded formally), but not many business owners know that this in itself can form a contract that will be legally binding on the parties, with...

Don't trip up over Commercial Agents when selling your business

Tracey Dickens
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A company decided to sell off a division of its trading business . As part of the due diligence process undertaken by the buyer, agreements with two commercial agents were disclosed. The agents had been engaged by the company for around 19 years. As...

Can your email footer amount to a signature?

Perdeep Grewal
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The world’s oldest known signature, from Sumeria (in modern-day Iraq), was added to the back of a clay tablet in circa 3100 BC. Fast forward to the 21st century, electronic signatures are now used as a popular and quick way to execute documents. Do...