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Everybody should be able to read legal contracts especially if it's for personal matters like employment and renting. It's going to get fairly expensive if you
by FormFollowsFunc 9y ago
Everybody should be able to read legal contracts especially if it's for personal matters like employment and renting. It's going to get fairly expensive if you need a lawyer to review every contract you sign. If you don't understand the contract you shouldn't sign it.
Personally I think contracts should just be a series of bullet points in clear language so each party knows where they stand but it's a convention that contracts should be in legalese or it's not a proper contract. Lawyers use legalese to increase or decrease ambiguity or to hide unfair contractual terms. It's also gives the impression that only lawyers can draw up contracts, though most of them at this level are just copied and pasted from somewhere else.
- bugsbugs 9y agoI have some issues with "Intellectual Property Right" in my job contract, as I have my llc company, but I am seeking permanent job, in the contract says that, what ever I learn there tools, knowledge etc, I cannot use anywhere else. And if I register domain or what ever I have to handover everything... so now not sure what to do...
- itamarst 9y ago1. DO NOT SIGN IT. You will be signing away your rights. 2. Either walk away, or hire a lawyer to help you make changes. I've worked with Rex Baker (http://www.rexbaker.com/ http://www.rexbaker.com/ ) and he is a good guy.
- bugsbugs 9y agoI need someone for United Kingdom...
- itamarst 9y agoTo expand: depending where you live that may be unenforceable... but that can still lead to a miserable time getting it pushed back in court. And in some places it will be enforceable.