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The pitfalls of unwritten contracts – Part 1
July 4, 2016 Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) Budgeting and Auditing, Business and Legal Issues, Corporate Administration and Legal Matters, Corporate Governance, Fraud and Corruption, Leadership and Management, Not for Profit, Payroll and Personnel Management, Records Management and Retention, Sales, Marketing and Operations, Volunteers and Employee Relations

This is not to suggest that written contracts provide perfect inoculation against lawsuits—litigants often misunderstand the obvious; written information may be open to multiple interpretations; and people sue even when they have no case. Two important considerations when making an agreement that you wish to be legally binding and enforceable in a court of law, are:
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