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    Question regarding a contract's legality ...

    Good Evening, I am wondering if someone would be able to assist me with an agreement that I received a couple days ago regarding a freelance opportunity on upwork.com. If anyone is familiar with upwork.com, it is a website for anyone that is looking for any freelance full-time, part-time, or...
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    Business Contracts What is The Correct Legal Interpretation of This Contractural Language?

    Hello there! Our company — a small advertising agency based in Los Angeles, CA — recently won a proposal to take over the digital marketing and social media management for a large online brand. The SOW contract is surprisingly short and mostly boilerplate, but there is one clause whose...
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    Purchasing and old Embassy from a foreign Government

    I am within the due diligence process of purchasing an old embassy from Somalia. Currently all negotiations are with the ambassador himself and he has implied that he will be the one to sign the contract. I wanted to inquire if the ambassador even has the authority to sign a contract selling...
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    Public Schools and Contracts

    Hello all, first post, so please don't flame me. I have been getting increasingly mad at my school for blocking websites and invading my privacy with GoGuardian. I want to bring my own laptop/internet (because they block sites through internet access as well) but as far as I can see since I...
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    1099 Contract and commercial lease negotiations

    Are there any licenses or permits required for a person under a 1099 contract to be able lead negotiations of a commercial lease on behalf of the company? For example, are they required to have a realtor's license to do something like that or can they do it without one? They wouldn't be signing...
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    Contract Question--right of Company to communicate agreement obligations to other potential employer

    I've been given a research consulting agreement to sign which has the clause: "Company may communicate the obligations contained in this Agreement to any other (or potential) client or employer of Consultant." This gives the company the unqualified right to proactively and for any reason share...
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    Need to know my options

    I went to try out an exercise class which was free. At the end of the night they told me there was an introductory fee of $99 for one month. I explained that due to my schedule it may be difficult to do the classes. Anyway, I end up paying. The next day after looking at the schedule for the week...
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    Letter of termination of contract

    I am signed to a 1 year (24 project) legal contract. I am a exclusive brand model/spokesperson who was hired to be the model and face of a particular brand. I can not work outside of the contract. After 3 months (6 projects) the company I am signed with stopped providing me with work possibly...
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    Business Contracts Breach - Agreement by Email, Two Different US States

    Hi - This matter pertains to reneging on an agreement to sell a particular Internet domain name to me for a certain price, which I considered to be important for my business. I'm an online business person in Pennsylvania, and the seller is in Louisiana. 1. Internet domain names can be...
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    Travel Agency demands more money than agreed

    Hello Everyone, my girlfriend is Mexican, but currently works as an au pair in Texas. In September, she signed a contract with a Mexican travel agency for a 9-week language school program in Berlin (Germany). The contract stated a total sum of more or less 2400 €, including a registration fee...
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    NDA for every future project

    Dear community, I want to create a NDA for freelancers. The idea is that the company intends to contract their services for some future projects and I was thinking to do just one NDA that will be valid for every future project. For every project they will have a separate freelancing contract...
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    Implied Warranty and Other Statute of Limitations Questions

    A very long story short, I had a new home constructed and have had numerous problems with the home; many of which the builder has refused to correct, including my hardwood floors. Below are the key points: · Construction contract was signed in Feb. 2015. · Certificate of...
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    Dealer Requesting Modification of Sale Contract

    I purchased an unregistered demo vehicle with 4,000 miles on the odometer. The car is an electric vehicle. At the time of purchase, the dealership informed me the vehicle is still considered "new" and eligible for the EV tax credits. I assumed this also meant that I am eligible for the...
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    Consumer Law, Warranties Developer Failed to Complete Subdivision Street Before Filing for Bankruptcy

    I was the first home in a small subdivision in Arkansas. In my contract it says that the builder would have the streets paved 5 years after the last house was completed. The last house was completed around 6 and a half years ago. Since that time, the developer has declared bankruptcy. When I...
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    From contractor to client's employee , is Non-solicitation applicable?

    Hello, I had worked as an independent consultant contractor for a staffing agency. The agency is in Pennsylvania. Their customers are in California. But now, one of the agency's customer wants to hire me as an full time employee. As I understand non-solicitation means not soliciting business to...
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    Sales Agreement Violation

    I had a motorcycle that I gave to my (now ex) boyfriend in December 2018, putting him on the pink slip, on the promise that he makes payments of $200 to me every month for it. After 3 months, he stopped making payments and we agreed that once he sells the motorcycle, he will give me money for...
  17. How to Make a Legally Valid and Binding Contract

    Contracts How to Make a Legally Valid and Binding Contract

    Is a contract that you make with someone else enforceable in a court of law? Does it matter whether it is written or spoken? This article will explain to you the basic requirements needed for a binding contractual agreement. The elements of a binding contract The law recognizes that people make...
    • Michael Wechsler
    • Article
    • 6 min read
    • acceptance binding contract consideration contract law enforceable contract legal capacity legal consent offer valid contract
    • Category: Business & Nonprofit Law
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