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Category: Contracts

Protecting Your Custom Software Development

Written by JGPC Business Law on May 8, 2020.

If you are a custom software developer, the best thing you can do to protect your invention is to have in your arsenal a customized software development agreement tailored to your specific business. Developing code is a unique enterprise. Just like you would never borrow someone’s code to develop your software, you should never borrow some other software developers’ contracts or agreements to protect your work. At JGPC Business Law we assist software developers in drafting custom software...

Legal Challenges Facing Logistics Companies

Written by JGPC Business Law on May 5, 2020.

This year continues to be one of the most challenging years for the logistics industry. The implementation and subsequent roll back of federal emissions regulations coupled with the controversial showdown between the federal government and California regarding revoking the state’s authority to set its own emissions standards and the Corvid-19 pandemic will consume the industry for the next several years. The redrawing of trade maps, Great Britain in the European Union or out of it, and with whom...

Breach of Contract Examples

Written by JGPC Business Law on April 6, 2018.

Business contracts are the private law that binds businesses and people. Entered into voluntarily, each party has the power to bargain for their rights in the contract and their corresponding obligations. Unfortunately, parties to a contract are not always able to fulfill these contractual obligations. When a person fails to perform, the party has committed a “breach of contract.” When this occurs, the laws applicable to Pleasanton, California and other California cities protect the businesses...

What to Include in a California Business Contract

Written by JGPC Business Law on September 30, 2016.

Obligations and Non-fulfillment Clauses are Only the Start California business contracts are deceptively complex. The basic premise of a written contract is simple: The parties record the promises they made to one another so that each is aware of his or her responsibilities and rights. A contract that contains only this and no other essential terms is sure to lead to confusion and legal troubles. Ideally, a business contract will describe not only the obligations of each party but also what is...

Business Partnership Agreements Best Practices

Written by JGPC Business Law on July 7, 2016.

Running a business with friends or others who share your vision and values can be extremely rewarding. This in part explains the appeal of partnerships – joint business ventures between two or more individuals in which each participant shares the costs and profits of the business. Your partnership, however, will only be as strong as the agreement which governs it. Costly and damaging partnership disputes can arise even between the best of friends, and when they do you may find that your business...