ABSTRACT
Many people think thai a contract must bc some complicated 'legal looking' document covered wit h red seals and full of complex d auses in small pri nt . Ta some extent, those who deal with the standard forms of building contract may be forgiven for th ink ing this. Bu t a standard form of any sort, be iI a bu ild ing contract or cred it or hire agreement, is in fact in the minori ty. The ma jority of con tracts are not even in writing. The y are entered Into in a seeming ty casual way every day by millions of people when the y buy things in shops, or petrot from agarage, use child minders, go 10 the cine ma or buy a drink in a public ha use.
