<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Weagree blogs</title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/</link><description>What is going on by We agree?</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><managingEditor>info@weagree.nl</managingEditor><item><title><![CDATA[Mediation and arbitration]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/173-mediation-and-arbitration</link><description><![CDATA[A very important type of miscellaneous clauses is about dispute resolution. Once it comes to a dispute or to a (major) claim, it may well be helpful to provide for a method that prevents a hard-way solution being adopted. If parties go into court or arbitration, the relationship is about to be finished for a long period of time. What can you do about it? This post addresses mediation, dispute boards and escalation clauses.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Force majeure - what to provide for?]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/172-force-majeure---what-to-provide-for-</link><description><![CDATA[In the previous blog post, I addressed the legal impact and the business issues in connection with events of force majeure. In this post, I will reflect both sides' definition of what a force majeure event entails: the excuse-seeking manufacturer, service provider or other supplier vs. the firm customer seeking enforcement of the contract (no excuses). Furthermore, I will give contractual clauses providing for each side's solution.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Force majeure - legal impact vs. the business]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/171-force-majeure---legal-impact-vs--the-business</link><description><![CDATA[When you review the law on force majeure and case law about the consequences of an event of force majerue, you will find discussions about foreseeability and excusability. But what business practice needs is a solution to get out of it properly. What you want is getting control over the process. Information or (on the other hand) freedom to resolve it. The interests involved here is what this blog is about.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choice of law in national contracts]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/170-choice-of-law-in-national-contracts</link><description><![CDATA[You have probably seen it before: two parties from the same country (rather: jurisdiction) who insert a choice of law clause in the agreement. Is it valid? What happens if one party moves abroad? Can the parties choose a foreign law? That's what this blog post is about.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waiver clauses in contracts]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/169-waiver-clauses-in-contracts</link><description><![CDATA[In many contracts, a provision is inserted saying that a party may waive its rights provided it is specific and in writing. In European legal systems, such clause is unnecessary: vast case law provides that a waiver of rights must be clear and unequivocal, expressed by a person authorised to represent the waiving party. In this blog I discuss a useful way of providing for waiver provision in the miscellaneous article.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Terms were negotiated and not imposed]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/168-terms-were-negotiated-and-not-imposed</link><description><![CDATA[The provision I discuss in this blog post resembles one I discussed earlier: the miscellaneous provision expressing in an agreement that the terms of the agreement should not be interpreted against the drafter (click here). It is an interpretation guideline that courts sometimes use in connection with general terms and conditions. This time, I will make a stand against a similar clause.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Herein, hereinafter, hereof, everywhereof]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/167-herein--hereinafter--hereof--everywhereof</link><description><![CDATA[In this blog post I will address a somewhat stubbornly used old-fashion and formal wording: the use of the words hereof, thereof, herein, hereinafter (and I will not address the even worse extensions heretofore, hereat, herewith, hereunder, hereinabove, hereinbefore or whereof). The word hereby has another use, serving a meaningful purpose, which I addressed in a previous blog post (click here).]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forthcoming courses Contract Drafting]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/166-forthcoming-courses-contract-drafting</link><description><![CDATA[We will organise a new series of contract drafting courses. In collaboration with the Network OndernemendeJuristen (here is their website). The course is meant for experienced legal counsel and entitled: 
Techniques, Best practices, do's and dont's related to contract drafting
 
The training sessions will be on Wednesday evenings, 7 &amp; 21 March, 11 &amp; 18 April and 9 May 2012 at the offices of Netwerk OndernemendeJuristen in Amsterdam.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court or arbitration?]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/165-court-or-arbitration-</link><description><![CDATA[An important question in cross-border contracting is (or should be) whether or not to settle disputes by means of court proceedings (for which you would probably choose an exclusive jurisdiction) or by means of arbitration (sometimes combined with mediation). But why would you choose for arbitration? The arguments are in this blog post.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Section indentation in US-style contracts]]></title><link>http://www.weagree.nl/weblog-detail/164-section-indentation-in-us-style-contracts</link><description><![CDATA[In connection with my previous blog post (click here) on numbering contract articles, sections and clauses, a contract drafter is faced by another question of contract presentation (and it may well be that you were puzzled by the screenshot of European or Australian stylish contracts). Here are some ideas about indentation of contract paragraphs.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author>info@weagree.nl</author></item></channel></rss>
