Beware “boilerplate” and the internet search
From its beginnings as a standardised plate of steel used as a template in the construction of steam boilers in the 19th century by manufacturers, boilerplate has now become common parlance in relation to “standard” contracts/ clauses, code or copy. In relation to...
Empowerment – as a core value of Lawpoint
Each business has its own identity. In a previous blog (Lawpoint Values: more than words), I described the (at times) painful process we went through to enshrine Lawpoint’s identity in mission, vision and values statements, with a particular focus on the process of...
Anonymised case study: SaaS provider to financial services
Empowerment through pro-active negotiation systems consultancy Background Lawpoint’s client develops and provides a SaaS platform to a client base of large, heavyweight financial services firms. A high volume of client contracts were heavily negotiated by the...
Lawpoint values: More than words
Mission Statements, Vision, and Values - are just buzzwords to some, but we’ve gone to a lot of trouble to define ourselves through these watchwords. As a small business owner, it really helped me get my head straight regarding the identity of our business. I have...
Legal Risk: I don’t know what I don’t know
Ok, I get it; risk is not the sexiest of subjects. If there was a third certainty in life besides death and taxes, I’d say that the existence of “risk” would be a good contender.  What is risk? There are so many definitions of risk, but whichever one you look...
3 top tips for data protection peace of mind
It’s nearly 5 years since the GDPRs were introduced. Love it or hate it, data protection compliance is a fact of business life. Unless you love data protection like we do (weird) it is most definitely an overwhelming bugbear just trying to keep up, when you just want...