clearly and succinctly -    -    
concerned -  - .
therefore -  -  .
vaguely or incompletely -    -    . 
anticipate -  - .
prevent -  - .
uphold -  - .
lack -  - .

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NO BUSINESS WITHOUT LEGAL EXPERTISE
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An agreement between
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(two and more) companies
   
    
must clearly and succinctly
   
  
state the rights
 
  
and responsibilities
 
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of the parties concerned,
  
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i.e. participating
   
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in this agreement.
  
   
An agreement doesnt have to
   
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be too long,
  
 
sometimes

    
one or two pages
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will suffice.
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However,

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it is important that
   
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this document is designed
   
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to allow all parties
   
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to confirm their presence in it.
     
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If many letters have been previously exchanged
      
   
and a lot of discussions
   
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have already taken place,
   
   
it would be wise
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and necessary
 
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to summarize all the points
   
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agreed upon
 
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in one document,
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i.e. in a business contract.
    
   
Very many disputes
  
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could be avoided
  
    
if the partners were
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more long-sighted.
 
  
Many agreements
 
 
are drawn up
  
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without legal assistance
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and therefore they leave out
    
  
many impotant
 
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matters and details.
  
  
Certain requirements
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and conditions
 
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are left out by mistake,
   
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some sections
  
 
are stated
 
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vaguely or incompletely.
  
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Of course, sometimes
 
  
such agreements
 
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will work anyway
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because both partners
  
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have a mutual interest
   
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in making sure
  
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the agreement
 
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will be carried out,
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and because they
  
  
really want
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to do business with each other.
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But if
 
  
the economic climate
  
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deteriorates,

  
or unforeseen
 
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situations arise
 
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that should have (been)
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but havent been
  
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written into the agreement,
   
  
then the disputes
  
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can come thick and fast.
    
  
Many companies
 
  
have found it convenient
   
 
to develop
 
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international contracts
 
 
successively,

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but as a rule,
   
  
the company uses
 
    
its most recent agreement
   
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as a single model,
   
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just changing dates
  
  
and inserting
 
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the standard paragraphs
  
  
which have been applied
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for many years,
  
   
hence replying
 
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the already existing mistakes,
   
   
putting them right
  
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in updated
 
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versions,

     
and paying too little attention
    
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to altering conditions.
  
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It is generally
  
  
most important
 
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to draw up contracts
   
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to avoid
 
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future disputes.
 
 
What kind of
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alterations to circumstances
  
  
will necessitate
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the drawing of a new agreement?
     
  
Is it possible
  
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to introduce a paragraph
   
  
exempting suppliers
 
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from local taxes,
  
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social charges,
 
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import duties etc.?
  
  
Who will bear
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the brunt of costs
  
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caused by force majeure?
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It is always
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extremely important
 
  
to state clearly
  
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all parties
 
  
financial responsibility.
 
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For example,
 
  
a good idea is to gather
     
   
all pricing policies
  
   
 into one paragraph 
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that provides
 
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a good overview.
  
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If possible
 
   
you should anticipate
  
  
and prevent
 
   
any legal disputes
  
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before they arise.
  
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And you should remember
   
    
that in many countries
   
  
verbal agreements
 
  
are not
 
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legally binding.
 
 
People

    
have nothing against
  
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making such agreements,
  
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but latER
 
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when a dispute arises
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or one of the parties
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wishes to uphold
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its rights,
 
   
the lack of a written agreement
    
  
can cause
 
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trouble and losses.
  