Terms and Conditions of Business
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Terms and Conditions of Business
Borneos can prepare terms and conditions of trading for any type of business including complex bespoke contracts between parties in any industry.
Having your own terms and conditions is important because it enables you as a business to eliminate ambiguity between you, your suppliers and your customers. This greater clarity can help prevent disputes as your customers will have a clear understanding of the service and/or goods you will be providing. You can include dispute resolution provisions in your terms and conditions which will avoid or help to avoid court action. Standard terms and conditions can also be used to eliminate or limit the liability of your business. Specific clauses can help protect information which you consider to be confidential, like prices and technical details of products.
In order for your standard terms and conditions to be incorporated into the contracts between you and your suppliers and customers they must have seen them before the contract is made. It is not good enough to attach your standard terms and conditions to the back of the invoice once you have carried out the work. The supplier or customer must view them before the contract has been agreed.
Our practical advice will include the steps you should take to ensure your terms and conditions have been accepted and therefore included in the contract. If your terms and conditions are not incorporated into the contract then only the expressly agreed terms between parties and those applied by statute will be included. In most cases these will not be adequate to protect you and your business.
If you would like to discuss how we might help you, please:
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call any of our office numbers listed at the bottom of this page;
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contact one of our specialists direct by clicking on their name below; or
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complete our enquiry form
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