Victoria FergusonThe tip for today is: Be mindful what you write in an email
🚨 We know from yesterday’s tip that emails can be legally binding. To try and show that your email discussions are only discussions and not a contract, you can use the phrase “subject to contract” as the header of your email or include it in the email itself.
🚨 This can help you demonstrate that you do not intend to be bound by the discussions in the email. You need to be aware though that this is not fool-proof. If you start to perform the actions and activities described in the emails then you may lose the “subject to contract” protection.
🚨Make sure you send contract terms early in negotiations, and get them signed.
🚨Your sales teams and account managers also need to make sure they don’t make promises and claims about your products and services in an email, which are not backed up by the product specification and warranties.