Posts by Robert Christopher
Contract Management Best Practices: What Are You Willing To Risk?
Whether a business manages hundreds of contracts per year or only a few for key relationships, contracts are a fundamental component of risk management for every company. Contracts define business relationships and transactions. Moreover, how a business mitigates contract and dispute risks profoundly affects its financial health and reputation as a business partner.
Read MoreRecently Resolved: Where is My Penalty Payment?
The Dispute Our latest Resolve involved a laboratory services contract that specified the payment of about $28,000 in penalties if the customer delayed the start date of the study. As is often the case, both sides believed they were in the right, actually had good reasons for believing it, and felt the other side was…
Read MoreHow California Court Budget Cuts Could Affect Your Business
California is in the third year of cuts, and the state’s courts are taking a $660 million hit: $350 million in the latest budget cuts and another $310 million originally earmarked for court construction that is being diverted to the State’s General Fund. Complex litigation departments which handle business trials will be closed or cut…
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