Table of Contents

UPDATE ON PROCUREMENT LAW 2010

CHAPTER I - THE COURSE

A.	INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER II - CONTRACT LAW

A.	IMPROVING YOUR CONTRACTS
B.	INCONSISTENCY CAN CHANGE THE DEAL
C.	FORESEEABILITY OF LOSS

CHAPTER III - THE TAXMAN COMETH

A.	INTRODUCTION
B.	EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS
C.	HIRER-INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS
D.	THE TESTS
E.	THE CONTRACT
F.	INDEPENDENT IN PRACTICE
G.	EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULES
H.	THE GOVERNMENT DUTY OF SAFETY EXCEPTION

CHAPTER IV - BEWARE THE RISKS OF AGENCY

A.	AGENCY LAW AND LIABILITY
B.	"AUTHORIZED ACTIONS"
C.	TYPES OF AGENTS
D.	CONTROLLING AND MANAGING THE AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS
E.	PRACTICE CHANGES THE CONTRACT

CHAPTER V - CARELESS WORDS CREATE LIABILITY

A.	INTRODUCTION
B.	MISREPRESENTATION
C.	LIABILITY FOR MISREPRESENTATION
D.	MISREPRESENTATION LAWS CAN CHANGE
E.	AVOIDING MISREPRESENTATION - NEGLIGENT MISSTATEMENT
F.	WHEN WILL RELIANCE BE REASONABLE?
G.	AVOIDING NEGLIGENT MISSTATEMENT

CHAPTER VI - JOINING FORCES TOGETHER

A.	JOINING FORCES TOGETHER
B.	PARTNERING CAN BE A GOOD THING
C.	THE LEGAL RISK OF PARTNERING
D.	THE LAW OF PARTNERSHIPS
E.	THE PARTNERSHIP ACT
F.	THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTNERS
G.	FIDUCIARY DUTIES OF PARTNERS
H.	THE RELATIONSHIP OF PARTNERS TO THE PARTNERSHIP
I.	IS "PARTNERING" A LEGAL PARTNERSHIP?
J.	ENDING A PARTNERSHIP
K.	PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
L.	PARTNERING CAN CHANGE LEGAL RIGHTS
M.	ACTING IN GOOD FAITH IN BARGAINING WITH POTENTIAL PARTNERS
N.	FALSE FRIENDS PARTNERSHIPS