11.   The partnership agreement will usually impose an obligation on partners promptly to discharge their private debts.

12.   Its importance is invariably recognised in the partnership agreement itself by the inclusion of a just and faithful clause.

13.   A quick glance at a standard form partnership agreement gives a good impression of the wide range of matters upon which agreement is desirable.

14.   This chapter deals with more general aspects of partnership agreements.

15.   The drafting of a full partnership agreement is a difficult and time-consuming business.

16.   The terms of a partnership agreement may be varied by the unanimous agreement of the partners.

17.   The partnership agreement should make it clear if this is not what is required.

18.   It will pay them to settle in advance how such matters are to be resolved and to make appropriate provision in the partnership agreement.

19.   All these matters should be incorporated in the partnership agreement or in some other writing of equal force and effect.

20.   For that very reason it would be unusual to include detailed provisions in the partnership agreement itself.