Without reading the contracts, understanding their background and learning about employee performance, one cannot say whether A.I.G. is legally bound to pay or legally excused from paying these bonuses.
Putting their great ancestor Bridge on the screen, however, abolishes this contract of understanding between writer and reader.
In the end, our advice is old-fashioned, obvious, but often ignored: You should not sign any contract without understanding what you are signing and getting answers to all of your questions.
"Employees, they sign these contracts — or even candidates for jobs, they sign these contracts — without understanding what rights they have signed away".
"The Shanghaiese, because they've had contact with outsiders, are much more sophisticated and savvy with contracts and understanding how Westerners do business".
Businesses looking to sign renewable energy contracts or even develop their own solar or wind projects often find themselves on a steep learning curve about borrowing money, structuring contracts and understanding the complex rules that govern the electric industry.
Determining what promises exist requires only reading the contracts; identifying conditions (which will likely offer more wiggle room in A.I.G.'s duty to pay) requires both reading the contracts and understanding any negotiations that preceded them.
These oligarchs have been allowed to extract vast wealth from the state, often through lucrative government contracts, while understanding that their ultimate duty is to serve the President and shore up the system over which he rules.
"If he played with today's set-up of central contracts, of understanding selectors and a more consistent selection policy he would be averaging in excess of fifty in Test cricket.
It's a common joke among lawyers that they rarely refer back to their studies, but there's a definite value in understanding contract law, for instance every time you click "accept" on a website.
