A 16-member team at Deutsche Oper Berlin isn't onstage, but they’re not entirely behind the scenes either. Concertgoers see them briefly, depend on them completely, and then usually stop thinking about them, as if they are invisible. Read our article to learn about the opera house's team and how it's similar to boilerplate provisions in contracts. People pay little attention to them -- until there's a problem.
Read MoreMost businesses no longer regularly use fax or US mail. Yet, new contracts often allow notices to be delivered by those methods. Read our article to learn about notice provisions and for recommendations on how those important contract provisions can be modernized.
Read MoreBusiness owners should review their contracts and take steps to assure that contract notice provisions include options that will reach the business during a period of mandatory seclusion.
Read MoreConcertgoers typically receive a program as they enter the concert hall. Frequently, orchestras include several concerts in a single printed program, so the programs are small booklets, rather than just a couple of sheets of folded paper. These booklets contain the music program, information about guest performers, an orchestra roster, music notes about the compositions being performed. After a quick glance at the evening’s program, it can be easy to ignore the rest of the booklet as unimportant or routine. Boilerplate in contracts is like those concert program booklets. Contracting parties may view them as repetitive and unimportant. This article is one of several discussing contract “boilerplate” provisions and why those provisions are important.
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