Contracts

We are experts in drafting legal contracts or agreements, especially IT contracts or Information Technology Contracts. Our attorneys have years of experience in drafting contracts and an excellent understanding of the various nuances and structures that exist.

We work with both vendors and customers and offer advice through all the various stages of entering into contracts. There are many different types of agreements, as well as different elements that make up the agreements. If you are a vendor it is essential that you have good templates and good version control to ensure that you manage the relationships with your customers adequately. We assist with drafting, reviewing, negotiating and managing contracts to ensure that you get the most our of your relationships with customers and vendors alike. You can find out more about the different contracts and services that we offer relating to vendors and customers.

Our latest insights on Contracts and Service Level Agreements are below.

Electronic debit order authorisations are possible

Many merchants receive payment from their customers via debit order.  In South Africa (with its culture of late payment) it is a great way to receive payment from customers.  The level of non-payment and the costs of chasing payment are [...]

By |2022-04-27T10:00:27+02:00March 8th, 2009|Categories: Contracts|Tags: , , , |

An ADR Clause to include in Contracts

We have always recommended including an alternative dispute resolution clause (ADR clause) in contracts, especially when it comes to IT Contracts. It is usually better not to resolve disputes of a technical nature through the South African courts. The report [...]

By |2026-06-23T12:25:39+02:00March 7th, 2009|Categories: Contracts|Tags: , , , |

Making money or preventing others from making money from OSS

Many of our clients who are software developers ask us: How can we make money from distributing our software under an open source licence? How can we prevent others from making money unfairly from our open source software? Making money [...]

By |2019-08-22T17:07:35+02:00November 9th, 2008|Categories: Contracts|Tags: , |

Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife | Contracting by Email and SMS

The Labour Court (in Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (D204/07) ZALC 84 (1 July 2008)) has recently confirmed that you can conclude a contract by email and SMS. You can contract electronically. This is not really anything new. Since the [...]