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A contract is essentially an arrangement between two people that forms a legal commitment obligating both of them to carry out specific duties. Each person is legally compelled to execute the designated task outlined in the contract like making a payment or producing goods. 

In order for a contract to be binding, each person has to contribute something of worth. This is known as

Your signature is important. It is your seal of approval, your official stamp, and your own personal font. Whether you are entering into an employment contract, sealing the deal on the mortgage details for your new house, or simply witnessing the signing of a document for someone else, you will undoubtedly sign your name in an official capacity hundreds of times during the course of your life. 

Adding your signature to a contract is normally the last step in making it legally binding. Once you sign on the dotted line, the terms of the agreement become enforceable, but all signatures are not created equal and some methods of signing documents don’t carry as much weight as others. 

Certain contracts demand that a notary public be present and oversee the…

The majority of contracts are conventional and easily accomplished. For example, it is presumed that when you visit a stylist they will provide you with what you want, within reason, and will not just start cutting off all of your hair (unless, of course, that’s what you’d asked for). 

It is only after the terms and minutia of a contract grow more complicated, and the contract…

If you are in the process of dealing with business litigation in California, the court system with which you file your case (and where it will ultimately be heard) will have an important effect on the results. The California State Court system varies greatly from the federal court system in California in several ways, especially when it comes to the elements listed below.

Jurisdiction

Simply stated, a promissory note is a written commitment to pay a fixed amount of money on a predetermined date or when asked. The main goal of a promissory note is to serve as evidence of a loan amount, interest rate, as well as any other terms on which a loan is being given. 

Based on the kind of transaction being carried out, a promissory…

In California, a justification for a fraud claim can occur when a person misrepresents tangible facts, makes false assurances, or otherwise misleads another person with the intention of divesting them from their property, rights, and/or money. Fraud and deceit are fully defined in California Civil Code Sections 1572, 1709, and 1710. The following are the…

Are oral contracts enforceable?  The short answer is “It depends.” 

In the state of California, certain contracts have to be put in writing before any court will even consider enforcing them. The majority of oral agreements, however, are legally enforceable. The dilemma comes not from whether they are able to be enforced as a matter of law due to the fact that…

The majority of serious business agreements necessitate the writing of a contract, a binding legal document that lays out the terms to which both people have agreed and serves as a guide to those people when it comes to satisfying their commitments towards each other. In the most ideal of conditions, the contract might sit in a file cabinet for years, never to see the light of…

Businesses routinely spend an abundance of their resources on acquiring information that will make their operations profitable. Relevant and worthwhile information can take many forms. These include pricing formulas, customer lists, business plans, and product specifications. A ubiquitous issue then, that must be addressed by any mindful employer, is how to safeguard your trade secrets and keep them from being used, sold, or otherwise misappropriated by your…