Tied in, or?

[kirk]

Hiya All, another dumb newbie question from me I'm afraid

I've signed a letter worded something along the lines of:

I, xxxx confirm that I have read and accept the Terms and Conditions and accept the offer of a contract with xxx to provide services in the capacity of xxxx to the xxxx as detailed below: START, END etc.....

I haven't actually signed and returned the contract yet though, say I was offered another contract (for example), am I tied to this contract based on the above? ?

[kirk]

Anyone? I've now been offered the other gig on favourable terms, any advice appreciated......

[VectraMan]

IANAL, but surely you can't have one contract that says you will agree to another contract?

[kirk]

Well, basically I've signed the above "letter" but not the contract.

Now I am being offered a more favourable contract........

[Dundeegeorge]

Erm, but you have signed a contract

if your original post iis correct. It seems all you can haggle over are some of the conditions.

[kirk]

Say I pulled out of the contract; what consequences can I expect?

[MarillionFan]

Sounds like you've signed a contract for the first one IMHO. Its like I agree to sign a contract. So not quite sure how it works out.

What is the out clause on the letter? Or I would assume a cooling off period of 28days relates to anything you sign? Anyone?

[autodial]

why dont you just get the lawyers onto it. Try Bauer and Cottrell or Lawspeed?

[Miss Ellie]

Reasonable depends on the length of the contract i.e. 3 months would be 7 days etc. Remember you are supplying a service and no agency/client is allowed to give you an unfair contract by law, and vice versa.

(The cooling of time is for distance selling to consumers which by law is a minimum of 7 days. )

If you pull out of contract if the agent/client is clever they would have written the contract so you pay them so money if you pull out without any or insufficient notice. Otherwise most of the other stuff would fall under a restrictive covenant/be illegal and if you get threated with court action, get good legal advice to get it argued away.

[Dundeegeorge]

Reasonable? Cooling off period?

He's not buying a Pc from PC World FFS, he's signed a contract to provide services. If you don't like the contract or expect to get something better, then don't sign it, but once you've signed it, you're contracted.

Written a contract so that they don't suffer financially by you reneging on the contract you signed. Restrictive covenant/be illegal, what are you talking about? I would quit this stuff and just go get a job if I was you, you seem to think like an employee, so you might as well be one.