From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Tue May 30 15:28:36 2000 Received: (from daemon@localhost) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) id e4UEQYW00467 for britdisc-outgoing; Tue, 30 May 2000 15:26:34 +0100 (BST) Received: from daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@daffodil [137.205.192.30]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id e4UEQVp00447 for <Britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 30 May 2000 15:26:31 +0100 (BST) Received: from lemontree.org (lemontree.org [194.105.162.108]) by daffodil.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.10.1/8.9.3) with ESMTP id e4UEQUV24519 for <Britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Tue, 30 May 2000 15:26:30 +0100 (BST) Received: from [10.10.10.100] by lemontree.org with ESMTP (Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.3.1); Tue, 30 May 2000 15:30:06 +0000 User-Agent: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 5.01 (1630) Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 15:26:31 +0100 Subject: Nolan's Contract Point From: Andy Catlin <andyc@lemontree.org> To: <Britdisc@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Message-ID: <B5598E27.36F%andyc@lemontree.org> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk 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