Canadian Business Contracts Handbook

The Canadian Business Contracts Handbook helps small-business owners to understand hundreds of standard contract clauses, such as those found in partnership agreements, lease agreements, and contracts for purchase or sale of goods or a business. Using everyday language, author Nishan Swais takes readers step-by-step through standard clauses and explains their meanings. He pinpoints potential problems in contracts, and clarifies legal jargon in simple terms for the layperson. While it takes a great deal of hard work to make a small business successful, it can also come down to paperwork. A well-written contract can make or break a business. Having a good understanding of standard business contracts and being able to negotiate and make changes to your own are critical skills essential to the effective running of a small business. The download kit included with this book can be installed on your home computer, and contains quizzes, checklists, and sample clauses that can help Canadian small-business owners understand, negotiate, and create their own legally binding contracts.

If money is the lifeblood of business, contracts are the arteries that help carry it around the commercial body. Anyone in business is liable to have to deal with business contracts, but few are trained to do so. Even those that are trained may have experience in limited areas or in the distant past. But the right contract can make a vital difference, not just to recording and enforcing, if need be, the contract terms, but also in ensuring the agreement deals with the real issues and approaches them in a practical way. Finding help in this area is not easy, as the market tends to offer little between serious academic tomes on the one hand and student summaries geared to exams on the other. Business Contracts Handbook fills that gap, covering both the basics of contract law in an accessible style and using a thoroughly practical approach to understanding and negotiating the key terms in a business contract. If you have little prior knowledge, Charles Boundy's many years of experience in drafting and providing guidance on business agreements of all kinds will enable you to acquire a working background quickly. If you have years of experience you will still benefit from a checklist, a reminder of what is important and why, and an easy reference to up-to-date language and drafting - there is always more to learn.

Lawyers can provide you with the legal information you need, but their fees are often prohibitive. This comprehensive guide will answer many of your questions, saving you both time and money - money that you can keep in your pocket.

Today's overworked business owners and managers don't have the time or the expertise to learn the complex technicalities of contract law - and many feel they can't afford high-priced legal advice. Yet, they must deal with a myriad of contractual agreements on a regular basis, including leases, purchases and sales, borrowing, insurance, partnerships and employment agreements. Understanding and using these contracts can mean the difference between a smooth, successful relationship - and a lawsuit, or even bankruptcy. Timothy Grayson, an independent commercial advisor for a wide variety of clients, has written a practical, clear and concise primer to help guide the average business person through the legal maze of contract law. In plain language, "The Canadian Guide to Common Contracts" demystifies a wide range of contracts, explaining why contracts are required, and what makes up a written contract. He gives numerous examples of common contracts, examining and explaining specific clauses. Drawing on his own experiences with clients, he offers real-life case studies and invaluable advice: How a contract works - differences between form and substance Unraveling legal terminology Dealing with "Boilerplate" agreements When and how to use your lawyer effectively and efficiently An indispensable time and money-saving guide, "The Canadian Guide to Common Contracts" should be a required reference book for all astute business owners and managers - and will be particularly helpful in small and medium-sized organizations where legal and financial resources are often limited.

Negotiating and understanding the nuance of IT threats and solutions is critical to all businesses, and professionals often need guidance when detailing IT security in contract negotiation. This handbook offers quicker and easier negotiation strategies for both buyers and sellers, and offers comprehensive insights into many issues as well as suggestions for resolutions. The business world is made of relationships between companies and their outside partners, such as suppliers, vendors, and customers. From a security perspective, these partnerships are not under the full control of any participant. Security strength is dependent on mutually-agreed upon solutions defined and provisioned in the contract language. The problem is how to ensure that these requirements are simultaneously mutually acceptable and thorough, delivering required protection to each partner. Every business wants to lower the cost of contract negotiation, and ensure a comprehensive agreement. This handbook is a guide to contract preparation, and is packed with wisdom only gained through extensive field experience and long-term work with the analysis of contradictions in security requirements.