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Useful articles about contracts and your rights in plain language.
Cooling-Off Periods When Buying Property
When you have a right to change your mind after signing a pre-purchase agreement—and what it means for your deposit.
Conveyancing and Legal Costs Explained
What conveyancing (property transfer) involves, who pays what, and what to check before you sign.
What to Check in a Home Inspection Clause
How "subject to building inspection" works and what to look for before you sign a pre-purchase agreement.
Understanding Your Mortgage Offer
What to check in your mortgage offer letter before you commit—rate, term, fees, and conditions.
Mortgage and Broker Contracts: Key Clauses Explained
What to look for in mortgage terms, broker agreements, and notarial documents when buying a home.
Pre-Purchase Agreements: What to Look For Before You Sign
Key clauses in pre-purchase and reservation agreements when buying a home — deadlines, deposits, and penalties.
What to Know About Student Credit Agreements
What to check when you sign up for a student credit card, overdraft, or loan—fees, interest, and repayment.
Campus Jobs and Work-Study Contracts
What to check when you sign up for campus employment or work-study—pay, hours, and your rights.
Education and Loan Agreements: What Students Should Know
Plain-language guide to student loans, university terms, and education-related contracts.
Scholarship and Bursary Terms: What to Check
What to look for in scholarship and bursary agreements—conditions, repayment, and what happens if you leave.
Understanding Student Housing Agreements
What to check in dorm, university, or private student housing contracts—fees, cancellation, and liability.
Internship Agreements: Know Your Rights
What to look for in internship offers so you're protected and fairly treated.
Parental Responsibility in Contracts
When you sign on behalf of your child—what you're agreeing to and what you can and can't waive.
Permission Slips and Liability: Explained Simply
What permission and liability waivers in activity forms mean for parents.
School Trips and Consent Forms
What to check in field trip and excursion consent forms—scope, liability, and your rights.
Activity Waivers and Your Rights
What waiver and release forms for kids' activities really mean—and when they may not be enforceable.
Childcare Contracts: What to Check
What to look for in daycare, nanny, and babysitter agreements—fees, cancellation, and liability.
School Enrollment Forms: What You're Really Agreeing To
Understanding the legal fine print in school registration and enrollment documents.
Refunds and Returns: What You're Entitled To
Understanding refund windows, conditions, and your statutory rights when buying goods and services as a consumer.
Reading the Fine Print in Apps and Subscriptions
How to quickly find the key terms in app and subscription agreements so you know what you're agreeing to.
When Consumer Contracts Limit Your Rights
How arbitration, liability caps, and class-action waivers in consumer agreements can affect what you can do if something goes wrong.
How to Cancel Subscriptions Without the Hassle
Practical steps to find cancellation terms, turn off auto-renewal, and get refunds where you're entitled.
What to Do If Your Offer Is Rescinded
Your rights and options if an employer withdraws a job offer before you start—and how to protect yourself.
Deposit and Liability Clauses Explained
What security deposits and liability language in leases really mean for renters.
Understanding Restrictive Covenants
What restrictive covenants (non-compete, non-solicit, confidentiality) mean in your job offer—and what to look for.
Benefits and Perks: What to Compare
What to check when comparing job offers—health, pension, leave, and other benefits.
Top 5 Clauses to Watch in Consumer Agreements
Key terms in terms of service, subscriptions, and consumer contracts — and what they mean for you.
Salary Negotiation and Your Offer Letter
What to negotiate in your job offer—and what to get in writing before you sign.
Probation and Notice Periods Explained
What probation and notice periods mean in your employment contract, and what to look for before you sign.
Understanding Service Agreements Before You Sign
What to look for in terms of service, subscriptions, and consumer agreements.
What Happens to Your IP When You Leave
How IP assignment clauses work, what you can keep, and what to look for before you sign.
Understanding Your Employment Contract
Key sections to read in your employment offer or contract so you know what you're agreeing to.
Lease Renewal and Rent Increases
What to check about renewal, notice, and how much the landlord can raise rent.
Non-Compete Clauses: What Employees Need to Know
How non-compete agreements work, when they're enforceable, and what to look for before you sign.
Repairs and Maintenance: Who Pays?
What to check in your lease about repairs, maintenance, and who is responsible for what.
Subletting and Assignment Clauses in Your Lease
What subletting and assignment mean—and when the lease allows or bans them.
Notice Periods and Termination: What Job Seekers Should Know
Plain-language guide to notice periods, probation, and what happens when you or your employer ends the contract.
Understanding Break Clauses in Your Lease
What break clauses mean—when you or the landlord can end the tenancy early and what to check.
5 Red Flags in Your Apartment Lease
Clauses in rental agreements that often favor the landlord and how to spot them.
What to Ask HR Before Signing Your Job Offer
Key questions about salary, notice periods, non-compete, and confidentiality so you understand your offer.
NDA and Confidentiality: What Employees Should Know
Plain-language guide to non-disclosure and confidentiality clauses in employment contracts.
Confidentiality vs Non-Compete for Founders
How confidentiality and non-compete clauses differ, and what founders should look for before signing.
Top 5 Legal Clauses That Can Hurt Early Employees
Non-compete, IP assignment, and other clauses that often disadvantage early hires.
Vesting and Cliffs in Startup Equity
How vesting and cliffs work in founder and employee equity, and what to check before you sign.
What to Know Before Signing a Partnership Agreement
Key points to check in partnership and co-founder agreements so you're aligned on roles, equity, and exit.
Term Sheets Explained Simply
What term sheets are, what key terms mean, and what to check before you sign.
Equity Agreements Explained Simply
Stock options, vesting, and key terms in startup equity deals explained in plain language.
What to Look for in an NDA Before Signing
Key points to check in non-disclosure agreements so you don't over-commit.
Freelance Contracts and Tax Implications
What to keep in mind about tax status, deductions, and contract wording when you're a freelancer.
When to Walk Away from a Client Contract
Red flags in freelance contracts that should make you think twice before signing.
Scope Creep and Change Orders in Freelance Contracts
How to define scope, handle scope creep, and use change orders so you don't work for free.
What Every Upwork Contract Means in Plain Language
A plain-language breakdown of typical Upwork terms and what they mean for you.
Understanding Payment Terms in Client Agreements
What "net 30", "on acceptance", and other payment language really means for freelancers.
How to Spot Red Flags in Freelance Contracts
Common clauses that can hurt freelancers and how to identify them before you sign.
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