Vague contracts can land you, as a business owner, in lengthy disputes. Yet they’re all too common – many rush through contracts just to get started on the job. Unionen Egenföretagare offers practical tips to help you steer clear of contract troubles down the road.

You were sure you'd agreed on what you were going to deliver. Or had you? Now you're stuck with a difficult client, trying to rely on the contract you both signed. But perhaps it was signed a bit too hastily – because now it seems you're interpreting it in completely different ways. You have completely different views on what the assignment actually includes. All you want is to get out of the situation and move on to the next project. After all, you’ve got bills to pay…

Every business owner signs contracts with clients and suppliers. But if you don’t have proper routines in place, you’re likely to end up in unnecessary disputes about what was actually agreed upon. Disputes that can leave you feeling taken advantage of – or even cheated.

Jesper Linder is an associate at the law firm Fylgia KB, and one of the lawyers Unionen Egenföretagare members can turn to for free legal advice in business matters.

This text is part of a sponsored article in collaboration with Unionen Egenföretagare, published in Privata Affärer.