Posts Tagged ‘legal agreement’

Purchasing Customized Legal Docs

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Even the most informal business will at times need to have the right type of legal docs, be it a contract or some other sort of legal arrangement to present to those that they are doing business with. This is an unavoidable part of the legal portion of running a business.If you have no background drafting this type of document, you do have several options at your disposal. One would be to look online or at the library for a book that gives current examples of legal drafts, which you can then emulate. This is one of the more ambitious ways of going about drafting your legal docs, especially if you have no prior experience in this field. If you do decide to do it yourself, then you will probably want to still have it looked over by a lawyer. Playing around with legal language without really understanding what it means can be a costly mistake, just as it would be to do your own taxes on an especially fiscally complicated year. That is why there are specialists that help with exactly this type of task, and make all of our lives easier. Another option, aside from undertaking this whole process by yourself, would be to consult directly with a lawyer. A lawyer or legal team can certainly draft your legal docs for you, but there will be a high price attached to this service. The huge benefit of this however is the secure knowledge that your documents will be accurate, every time. There is also a happy medium that lies in between doing the work yourself or hiring a legal team to do it for you. Some agencies will give you a draft to work with,that you can then customize to suit your own business or other legal needs. That can be quite beneficial, because you will know that the drafts of these legal agreement contains all the correct and specific legal language within them, but they also have the ability to be customized by your own team. This approach also costs far less than it would for a lawyer to do all the work for you. In the end, whenever you need to draft legal documents, you will want to think about how much this document is worth to you and how necessary it is to seek out professional assistance with it. Inmost cases, choosing a professional agency is a good idea because it is better to be safe than sorry in the eyes of the law.

Preparation of Legal Documents

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

If you’ve chosen to open up a Family Trust, would you prepare it from trust deeds prepared years ago? These days with the ever changing laws and regulatory controls, it’s smart to use one that is current, as these policies and laws are forever changing and being updated. One of the major benefits of using a business that deals with these types of services such as Draftdocs is that the information you receive is prepared by professionals ensuring it is up to date. A Western Australian court case highlighted how an accounting firm used an old trust deed and was in breach of the Legal Practice Act 2003 as it wasn’t checked by lawyers. They were advertising setting up trust deeds for a cheap price, but were using ones that were not valid. In the court case it was made evident that the accounting firm obtained the trust deed from an internet site and never had it checked by a lawyer to ensure it covered all legislation requirements. In court it came out that the accounting firm used a deed that was over 3 years old and had never been executed by a lawyer. Their defense which consisted of ‘we bought it from an online supplier’ was almost laughed at as they had no record of this and further investigation revealed the document they had used was even older than the 3 years they claimed. Due to certain evidence and certain Practice Acts the Legal Practice Board dismissed the claim. This example though, should serve as a reminder to all that extreme care should always be exercised when dealing with anything that is legally binding such as a legal agreement; get proper legal advice or source documents and information from legitimate sources. Although it may be difficult to know which suppliers are legitimate and which are not, one sure way is to see if they are backed by a reputable legal firm. Another practice that should always be avoided is redrafting of older or existing documents to suit your individual or updated circumstances. If you require this to be done, then contact a legal firm that specialises in that area. The Law Institute advises that it is okay to use (online) document providers for certain types of services, however, it is vitally important to check their terms and conditions before doing so. If you have any queries, seek legal advice before going through with it.