If they want to avoid causing problems for themselves, parties to a contract should bear in mind that the law interacts with contracts in various ways: The law determines whether the parties have an enforceable contract, as opposed to an informal, and unenforceable, agreement. (For example, in common-law systems a contract promise has to be […]

You’ve been asked by Acme to draft an employment  agreement for Jane Doe, Acme’s new head of sales. As part of his muttered instructions to you, Roger Roe, Acme’s general counsel, says, “Oh, and Jane should work out of our Budapest office a couple of months a year.” It’s a simple idea, but some issues […]