Technical Terms

0013 | Automatic email signatures may create a binding contract

When negotiating over email, your email signature could, in fact, bind your company without you (or them) realising it.  A recent High Court decision cannot be ignored.  However, there's a really easy way to make sure you don't get caught out.  This short podcast explains how. Find out if I'm the right person to assist you with drafting or reviewing a commercial contract by booking a no-cost, no-obligation Discovery Call. [calendly.com-technical-terms] If you're in IT, please download my no-cost report: Three Critical Mistakes That Many IT Companies Make In Their SLAs That Cost Them Time, Customers And Money. [https://www.technical-terms.co.uk/3-critical-mistakes] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/technical-terms/message

0012 | When a clearly drafted contract is not enough

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!) should be easy to understand and record exactly what has been agreed between the parties. All well and good. However, the courts will look for more than that. They will want to see that the terms of an agreement do not operate so harshly that they go further than is necessary to protect a party’s legitimate business interests. This is illustrated in the 2019 case Medenta Finance Ltd v Hitachi Capital (UK) PLC [2019] All ER (D) 48 (Jun). If you've any questions or comments about this podcast please email: simon@technical-terms.co.uk Need a contract / terms & conditions drafting or reviewing?  Book your no-cost, no-obligation discovery call with me here [https://calendly.com/technical-terms]. www.technical-terms.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/technical-terms/message

011 | How to avoid disaster by having well-drafted Service Level Agreements

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 lose your business.  This podcast explains why. Please download our free report: Three Critical Mistakes That Many IT Companies Make In Their Service Level Agreements That Cost Them Time, Customers And Money. [https://www.technical-terms.co.uk/3-critical-mistakes] Visit our website: Technical Terms [www.technical-terms.co.uk] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/technical-terms/message

010 | Embedding the Facebook 'like' button? Beware of the data protection implications!

The European Court of Justice has held that website operators who embed the Facebook 'like' button are joint controllers with the plugin operators for data protection purposes.  This short podcast explains the implications and lists some practical steps you can take to ensure that your website is compliant. If you have any comments on this podcast or would like to instruct me on a professional basis, please email simon@technical-terms.co.uk www.technical-terms.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/technical-terms/message

009 | Do you own your idea?

It was your idea so you reap all the benefits.  Right?  Not always. This podcast examines two situations in which your idea may, in fact, be someone else's intellectual property. If you have any questions or would like to instruct Simon professionally, please email simon@technical-terms.co.uk www.technical-terms.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/technical-terms/message