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Can I be sued If I don`t have contract ?

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04-27-2012, 03:11 PM
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  Old  Can I be sued If I don`t have contract ?

Hello.

For example I work on website design layout for my client .
My question is : Can client sue me when we haven`t signed a contract ?
And what for can he sue me ?

Thanks in advance , Bartek

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05-17-2012, 04:27 PM
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If there isn't a contract, your client doesn't have any legal document to proove you work for him thus you can't be harmed. Atleast that is the case in Belgium!

If you didnt legally decide what you have to do and a term in which you have to do it, then you and your client just have a gentleman's agreement which is not binding nor enforcable.

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This topic has been discussed here before, and you might experiment with a search to get other answers (and opinions).

And the other side of "If there isn't a contract, your client doesn't have any legal document to proove you work for him thus you can't be harmed." is If there isn't a contract, your client doesn't have any legal document to prove you work for him and so doesn't need to pay you."

In essence, though, yes, your client can sue you if you don't have a contract. An implied contract would exist and a lawsuit in this case would be based on emails, faxes, phone calls, receipts and invoices, depositions from each/all of you and associates, evidence of work you've done or not done.

It is incredibly time consuming and expensive to be caught up in a case like this. Even if your client decides s/he will never win such a case the opportunity to harass you by making you take time to locate appropriate documentation or explain why you don't have it can...well, it can sink your business.

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You always need a clearly written contract that's agreed upon and signed by both parties for all sorts of legal reasons.

Besides, if you don't have a contract, how could you ever claim tax relief from things like contractor expenses?

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you cant be sues, but you also don't give yourself rights, so neither you nor your client have rights at this situation and be very careful scams are everywhere

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