Posted by
thepyawkt
18 yrs ago
Hi!
I hope someone out there knows this answer - it's short and simple:
What language must a contract be in, in order to be a contract of legal standing? Or, to put it another way, if a contract is only written in English, does is it permissible in court?
I am about to sign my first contract in China, for a school in Beijing, and am wondering if my contract has any legal leg at all, since it is written only in English. Other countries I have taught in, contracts had to be at least a bilingual in order for it to be legal, or only in the country's official language.
Thanks for any info!
~Rob
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Normally an English contract would be fine BUT....because you are dealing in the PRC there are MANY compliance issues that directly or indirectly effect this......for example you are in a highly regulated area "education"...it my be that your contract is wholly ILLEGAL in any language. For a proper answer and not vague useless generalities from us..you will need to tell more and provide the contract for review.
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