About Commercial Law
As a commercial lawyer, you have to cover a lot of ground. Today, you might be drawing up agreements for suppliers. Tomorrow, you might be dealing with a query on intellectual property. When you're wearing so many hats, sometimes the real challenge is simply knowing where to start. Whatever the challenge, Lexis+ Commercial is the only place you need to look. You'll find clear, concise practice notes that not only explain the legal principles, but include practical tips on how to apply them in real life - with direct links to the relevant legislation, case law, commentary, forms and precedents you'll need. And because an increasing number of our forms and precedents are being automated, with LexisSmart, you can draft a contract or generate a whole suite of documents just by filling in one questionnaire. Plus, you'll get regular news updates and analysis, to help you keep an eye on what's happening in the law and the market.
Contracts
Helping you deliver watertight contracts. We cover the contract lifecycle from negotiation to termination. Providing guidance and precedents to assist with all aspects of contract management.
Contract clause bank
Offering a wealth of practical drafting and negotiating checklists, precedent contract clauses and practice notes to help you confidently negotiate, draft and execute robust commercial agreements.
Supplier management
Our supplier management tools and guidance help you build resilient supply chains. Assisting with supplier selection, the procurement of goods and services, sustainability, compliance and more.
Key developments
Whether you have a broad or niche commercial practice, staying on top of ongoing developments is a challenge. Our weekly highlights and topic trackers keep you up to date with all the latest developments.
Topics We Cover
Latest Commercial News
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has warned that the adopted artificial intelligence (AI) omnibus risks weakening consumer protection. While...
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on draft guidelines concerning the transparency obligations under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689...
Law360, London: The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its annual plan for 2026–2027 on 23 March, setting out its strategic priorities...
Directive (EU) 2026/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2026 amending Directive (EU) 2015/2302 to make the protection of...
The European Parliament has announced a provisional agreement with the Council of the EU on amendments to the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
STOP PRESS: In April 2026, in response to concerns raised by their members, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published a document...
This Practice Note discusses the key legal and commercial issues relevant to in-app purchases and consumer protection. It examines the relevant...
Claims for breach of contract often involve analysis of whether or not the term alleged to have been breached is one which allows the innocent party...
This Practice Note deals with on demand guarantees and bonds. (It does not deal with conditional guarantees and bonds which are usually provided by...
This Practice Note considers good faith in commercial agreements. It examines the concept of good faith and the extent to which it is applied in...
Latest Commercial Precedents
This DEED OF Agreement is made [insert date] [insert year]Parties1[Insert name] [of OR incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert...
Specific definitions used in this PrecedentAudit•means an audit of the Supplier’s records, accounts or other relevant information relating to this...
this DEED OF Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name][ of][ incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert company number] whose...
This DEED OF Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of] [incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert company number]...
This DEED of agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number...
Latest Commercial Q&As
Featured Commercial content
Fiduciary Duties
Fiduciary DutiesWho is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under...
Repudiation of contract
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
If a contract’s actual date and effective date are different, is the effective date enforceable?
Agent and principal relationships with third parties
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
Mistake in contract law
Mistake in contract lawThis Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake,...
Do the terms ‘Schedule’, ‘Appendix’, ‘Annex’ or similar have any particular meaning in commercial contracts? What should I consider if using them?
Contracts required to be in writing
Contracts required to be in writingThis Practice Note considers the specific situations where a contract is required by law to be in writing:...
Subcontracting
SubcontractingThis Practice Note examines the following legal and practical matters in relation to entering into a subcontract or when granting...
Waiver and release
Waiver and releaseDefining waiverIn the law of contract, the term ‘waiver’ may have different meanings but is most commonly used to denote the...
Nature and types of agency
Nature and types of agencyThis Practice Note is an introduction to agency. It describes the essentials of the agency relationship between the...
Termination and expiry of contracts
Termination and expiry of contractsThis Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to...
Joint, several, and joint and several liability
Joint, several, and joint and several liabilityContractWhere a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by...
What date should be put on a contract where the parties have not signed the contract contemporaneously? Is the date stated as the 'commencement date' in the contract or is it when the last of the parties signs/seals the contract?
Agreements to agree
Agreements to agreeThis Practice Note considers agreements to agree, and why an agreement to agree certain contractual terms at a future date has...
What is the significance of the words ‘warrants’ and ‘undertakes’ in a contractual obligation?
Which case law supports that an offer cannot be withdrawn after it has been accepted?
Contract variation
Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a...
Electronic signatures
Electronic signaturesAn electronic signature is the electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature and links a person to the contents of an...
Associated legal terms
Bane and antidote
The displacement of a defamatory meaning by taking a potentially defamatory statement or content in context—essentially a damaging accusation being offset by other facts, often seen in defamation cases involving the press which feature a potentially damaging headline designed to draw a reader’s eye which is alleged to have been 'cured' or mitigated by the more positive or balanced content of the body of the article itself.
Internet Service Provider
Internet service providers (ISPs) supply internet access to individuals and commercial users. They range from large telecommunications providers to small resellers of capacity on a larger network.
Restitution
Restitution is concerned with reversing one party’s unfair or unjust benefit at the expense of another party. The purpose of a claim of restitution, therefore, is not to compensate the claimant for a loss but to deprive the defendant of a benefit.
CONTACT US
