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Managing the uncertainty in contracts with a shared approach

Managing uncertainty in contracts with a shared approach

on May 17, 2022

Most of our actions and decisions involve others, inside and outside any organisation. The best solutions come from working together and the pandemic caused many people to appreciate the extent of our interdependency. Establishing a win-win collaboration framework would increase communication and clarity within a network and with suppliers.

Developing a solution together, based on shared input and mutual respect, generates a collaborative environment that simplifies coordinating and reconciling multiple opinions. Different groups and functions typically reflect different interests, and rarely organisations speak with one voice.

Schrems II: The right tools to respond

on May 5, 2022

As we all know, Schrems II decision has forced businesses to revisit the way they approach international data transfer.

The European Court of Justice declared the EU-US Privacy Shield – an international agreement between the EU and the US with requirements to ensure an adequate level of protection of personal data exported to the US- invalid. According to the Court, US laws had several shortcomings that impede the protection of personal data and violates the GDPR. The judgment did uphold the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), however, it cast some doubt over this method of transferring personal data outside the EU.

Monitoring contracts execution and why it is important

Monitoring contract execution and why it is important

on April 28, 2022

The contract execution process seems fairly straight-forward. As it is the last stage of the contract management process, many businesses fall into the pitfall of not actively monitoring contract execution. But there is plenty that could go wrong.

Staying on top of implementing the terms of a contract is usually far more important for its success. For all companies, it is crucial to learn how to monitor the execution of your contracts, and in this article, we want to explain to you why it is important.

Designing for contract automation – simplification and relational contract

on April 13, 2022

The reasons for automating contractual processes or workflows are many but even more numerous are the reasons for implementing simplified and relational contracts.

Simplification and relational contract allows new relational models and more effective and efficient performance require the adoption of innovative technologies. In an era where businesses increasingly have to depend on their suppliers to lower costs, improve quality, be compliant, respond quickly to changes, traditional contracts don’t work.

Increase customer success via smart contract

Increase customer success via smarter contracts

on March 14, 2022

New contract management solutions are popping up all the time. This push towards new technology makes it hard for businesses to tell a platform with real merit from a flashy gimmick. It’s easy to get lost in a sea of endless choices. But the long and short of it is this: Companies that understand the benefits of blockchain and other technology will likely be positioned to increase customer success via smart contracts.

Smart contracts and blockchain technology are relatively new developments in contract management. So far, we have seen the adoption of smart contracts help with MBO programs as well as make contract negotiation and renewal a snap. Making the process of signing a contract easier for clients is one way to keep everyone on track as well. Perhaps most importantly, the fast transfer of reliable data through a blockchain and the ability to automate payment and contract execution also drastically reduce the amount of time it takes to get paid.

Drawing up agreements in preparation for smart contracts

How to design your templates for smart contract adoption

on March 9, 2022

Legal drafting is changing. And legal design for smart contract is part of the equation.

Smart contracts and legal design have marked the transition to an approach that conceives the contract not more as a means of defense but as a functional one, as a means for achieving the purpose; in short, a result-based approach. So how we can use legal design principles to organize our templates for smart legal contract adoption. Let’s have a look!

Reading time: 4 minutes.

A story about brown M&M`s, trust, fulfilment, and smart legal contract

A story about brown M&M`s, trust, and smart legal contract framework

on February 17, 2022

As declared many times, our objective is to diffuse a Smart Legal Contract framework to facilitate compliance and control with less overhead. Smart legal contract are automating controls and increase the efficiency of companies.

As we know contracts often include collateral or penalties for non-compliance. The purpose is to make the possibility of fulfillment of the contract more likely. Sometimes the lawyer’s creativity in securing the other party’s compliance is noteworthy!

I was so impressed and amused to discover how a rock band (Van Halen, to be precise) used candy to show whether a contract had been carefully read and, therefore, whether the band’s complex, and potentially dangerous, technical requirements were likely to have been met!

Reading time: 5 minutes.

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