Technical Terms
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
0013 | Automatic email signatures may create a binding contract
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When negotiating over email, your email signature could, in fact, bind your company without you (or them) realising it. A recent High Court deci...
0012 | When a clearly drafted contract is not enough
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It goes without saying that any agreement should be clearly drafted. By that we mean that that the contents of that sheet of paper (or lever arch file...
011 | How to avoid disaster by having well-drafted Service Level Agreements
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Service Level Agreements don't get the juices flowing. But get them right, and you'll sleep easy at night. Get them wrong, and you could l...
010 | Embedding the Facebook 'like' button? Beware of the data protection implications!
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The European Court of Justice has held that website operators who embed the Facebook 'like' button are joint controllers with the plugin operators for...
009 | Do you own your idea?
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It was your idea so you reap all the benefits. Right? Not always. This podcast examines two situations in which your idea may, in f...
008 | Have you checked your boilerplate? Don't end up in hot water!
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
‘Boilerplate clauses’ are those that usually feature towards the end of a contract. They are legal-sounding, sometimes difficult to understa...
007 | How to choose the right contracts adviser
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s often a challenge for businesses, especially technology companies, to find the ‘right’ contracts adviser in a specialist field. Someo...
006 | Indemnity clauses in commercial contracts. How to step through the minefield without losing your head (or your business).
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever you see the word 'Indemnity' in a contract, tread very carefully. This podcast will show you how. Feel free to contact me w...
005 | How to win the Battle of the Forms!
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when there's a dispute and you're adamant that your terms and conditions apply, but the other side claims that theirs do? Welcome, combat...
004 | When should you use an NDA?
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NDAs have suffered bad press recently as the media has exposed high profile cases in which they have been used to prevent whistleblowing. This p...
003 | Three reasons why you should never use terms and conditions pulled from the internet
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Budgets are tight. Time is short. It's so easy just to pull terms and conditions off the internet, start trading and hope for the best. &n...
002 | Forget your 'Ps &Qs'. Mind your 'Ts & Cs'!
12 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Implementing terms and conditions is often the last thing on the mind of a start-up science, technology or IT company. This podcast explains why...
001 | Three critical mistakes that many IT support businesses make in their SLAs that cost them time, customers and money
22 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is for you if: • you’re an ambitious, customer-driven business that provides managed hosting/cloud services and helpdesk support • ...