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Contract Drafting
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The Lien Zone
You Need These 2 Provisions in Your Contracts
By Alex Barthet
Every company seems to have its own form of contract these days. Whether it’s the general contractor, the plumber, or the tile distributor, everyone wants you to sign “their” contract,…
Wiley Executive Summary
Contract Exclusion Bars Coverage for Suit Alleging Breach of Special Relationship and Conversion
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, applying Washington law, has held that a contract exclusion precluded defense or indemnity coverage for a suit alleging breach of…
China Law Blog
Selling Your Product or Service Into China: The Contract Basics
By Dan Harris
Ten years ago, our China lawyers wrote two or three product sales agreements a year for our Western clients selling their products or services into China. These days with Chinese…
Business and Commercial
The South Carolina Supreme Court Enforces a Contractual Waiver of Punitive Damages
By Jenna McGee
We have all heard the saying that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. This holds true for litigation arising from construction projects where it is much…
ContractsProf Blog
Judge Easterbrook’s Interpretation of “Reimburse”
In Walker v. Trailer Transit, Judge Easterbrook finds that in addition to “recover costs,” the word “reimburse” could just as easily mean to broadly “compensate” (at a profit) or “pay”…
Legal Writing Prof Blog
New Product for Drafting Profs
After a very successful conference at Emory's Center for Transactional Law & Skills (thanks, Sue Payne and Committee!), it seems everyone has contract drafting on the brain. Here's an interesting new product…
La Revue
2ème session pour la FORMATION – Réforme du droit des contrats et rédaction des clauses contractuelles : nouvelles contraintes, nouvelles perspectives
Devant l’affluence des inscriptions à la première session désormais complète, une deuxième date de formation vous est proposée le 1er juillet 2016.
Wiley Executive Summary
Federal Appellate Court Declares “Language of the Policy is King” in Affirming Application of Contract Exclusion
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a trial court’s ruling that, under Illinois law, a contract exclusion applied to preclude coverage for a claim…
China Law Blog
Get Your China Contracts Drafted in Chinese, Not Translated
By Dan Harris
When the China lawyers at my law firm write contracts for our American and European clients doing business in China or with China, we write the contracts in both Chinese…
Blaneys Appeals
ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (MAY 30-JUNE 3)
Hello everyone, The following are this week’s summaries of civil decisions released by the Court of Appeal. The topics covered include bankruptcy, the law of guarantee, the principles of contract interpretation, relief…