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Damage Limitation
Director of Contract Management Direct Paul Carter Hemlin was invited to be one of 3 contract experts to respond to a question on calculating Liquidated Damages for Service Contracts in the premier procurement periodical, Supply Management, published on 30 October 2008.
Published on: Friday 21 November 2008 by CMD
CMD requested to participate in Legal-ease article
Paul Carter Hemlin, Founder of CMD was requested to participate along with 12 other legal experts in a special-feature in Supply Management magazine that was published on 30 October 2008. The purpose of the article was to use plain English to describe the meaning behind a number of commonly used legal phrases.
Published on: Friday 14 November 2008 by CMD
Two more CMD articles published in the world’s leading procurement periodical
Supply Management the official magazine of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) has recently published another two articles by CMD. The institute has over 42,000 members, based in the UK and overseas, and is one of the world's foremost bodies for purchasing and supply management professionals. The fortnightly magazine and has a total readership of over 50,000. The first was the highly praised “Four seasons in one deal” article which was reproduced in a Supply Management Student Guide to help attract graduates into the procurement profession. The Second article is the following piece drafted by Contract Management Direct Founder Paul Carter Hemlin on the subject of Performance Contracts, which is reproduced below.
Published on: Wednesday 10 September 2008 by CMD
CMD at the London Stock Exchange
June 2008 - Paul Carter Hemlin, Founder of Contract Management Direct was invited to address a group of 30 senior Financial Services executives from both the public and private sectors at the London Stock Exchange. Paul was asked to share his knowledge as a subject matter expert in the highly topical area of large-scale business transformation.
Published on: Wednesday 06 August 2008 by CMD
CMD Article published in Supply Management Magazine: Four Seasons in One Deal
I recently read an excellent article in the FT by Mike Southon, author of the Beermat Entrepreneur, in which he used the metaphor of the four seasons to describe the key stages that one must progress through in making a deal in order to arrive at a signed contract. As a veteran of numerous deals of all shapes and sizes and considerably varying negotiation periods, I immediately warmed to this concept and have expanded it below to help set out a brief, common sense approach for any purchasing manager planning to negotiate a deal.
Published on: Thursday 08 May 2008 by CMD
