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Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2000 10:35:56 +0100
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From: "Barry O'Kane" <barry@endzone.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Nolan's Contract Point
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Hi all,

I think this is a great idea.  Is there some way that TDs can book venues
etc.. through the BUF (or a company set up for the purpose) and a standard
legal contract?   Are there any lawyers out there?

Barry

At 03:26 PM 5/30/00 +0100, Andy Catlin wrote:
>Regarding Nolan's point about setting up specific contracts and then various
>parties not delivering - my initial suggestion would be for a TD to go for
>non-payment or compensation for breach of contract. I work in a performing
>arts venue and if/when suppliers don't deliver (whether that be artists,
>printers, etc), we usually take this course of action.
>
>The implications for Ultimate and TDs are that you would normally have to go
>through the whole invoice/"Are you a legitimate company?" type deal, so that
>you only pay after the event or a percentage upfront.
>
>Is it not possible for the BUF to either take on this responsibility or
>provide a sample/template of a legally binding contract for teams/TDs to use
>which could be amended with a specific guarantee of listed services? We all
>know how much major tournament fees can add up to, so to spend a few quid on
>nailing down the worst case scenario that seems to happen quite a lot
>doesn't seem to be a hardship.
>
>Thoughts, suggestions, etc to the usual place...
>
>Candy
>Falling Skies, Aberdeen
>