Terms and Conditions

[DaBouncer 13]

Does anyone know how much it costs to have a solicitor write up some terms and conditions? I'm lloking for firsthand experience here.

 

A friend of mine (who's studying law) said between £500 - £1500 and I was a little shocked to say the least.

 

Do solicitors 'have to' write Terms of business for a website?

Can they be done elsewhere?

 

Which leads me on to:-

Do any other companies offer this service for a fairly cheap price?

Can they be bought and customised to your own needs from anywhere?

 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

DB

[Classic Rock 10]

Not sure, but can't you just copy someone elses? You could amend them accordingly to suit your needs. If someone agrees to them then they are binding. I'm sure there's a website with legal documents on it.

[DaBouncer 13]

A) I can't sopy someone elses terms and conditions if the site is under copyright (which no doubt they are).

B) Some terms I will need to have tailor made to my site and business.

 

How would I get round that?

Not all terms of business can be generic can they?

 

Are you allowed to just 'Add in' a term of your own, written how you like?

[spook 10]

Probably not as they would have to be legally fair - desperately trying to remember my contract law from uni back in 92!

[genesiscouch 10]

You can write up your own TOS if you so wish...the point of hiring a solicitor is that you want to ensure that your TOS is stated in legally actionable language. The solicitor ensures that the language and terms of the TOS are solid and able to hold up in court if it came to that. In the same vein you want to make sure you hire a solicitor that has experience in whatever area you are writing the TOS for.

 

It's an investment, or more accurately it's insurance.