Sometimes, courts can take issue with one or multiple provisions in a business contract. If the court decides that a clause in your agreement is unfair to your client or is contrary to local or federal laws, they can invalidate one or more provisions in your contract. They can even dismiss your agreement altogether. That’s where the severability clause comes in. The clause’s “saving” language protects the rest of your contract when a court voids a portion of it by arguing that the agreement’s terms are independent of one another. In so doing, a severability provision can keep the rest of ...
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