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This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the judgment in absoluts-bikes and more-GmbH & Co KG v the-trading-company...
Public Law analysis: After a gestation period of 16 months, the Procurement Bill was announced in the Queen's Speech 2022 and has already received its...
TMT analysis: The court has clarified the information requirements on resellers who, when offering products at the point of sale, make overt...
MLex: EU regulators have rejected privacy advocates' claims that the EU's new Digital Markets Act (DMA) (a gatekeeper law to curb the power of digital...
Public Law analysis: The government introduced the Procurement Bill for its First Reading in Parliament on 11 May 2022, following over two years of...
Competition law and joint venturesSTOP PRESS—On 10 May 2022, the Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (Commission Regulation...
The Vertical Restraints Block ExemptionSTOP PRESS—On 10 May 2022, the Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (Commission...
Vertical Agreements and UK Competition LawSTOP PRESS—On 9 May 2022, the UK Government laid before Parliament The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical...
Article 101(1) TFEU—the prohibition on restrictive agreementsSTOP PRESS—On 10 May 2022, the Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption...
Chapter I prohibitionSTOP PRESS—On 9 May 2022, the UK Government laid before Parliament The Competition Act 1998 (Vertical Agreements Block Exemption)...
Business continuity services agreement—pro-customerThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Customer], [a company incorporated in...
Trade mark assignment—pro-assignorThis Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales]...
Trade mark assignment—pro-assigneeThis Deed is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under...
Intra-group intellectual property licenceThis Licence is made on [insert date] (Commencement Date):Parties1[insert licensor name] a company...
Intellectual property licence (asset purchase) (short form)This Agreement is made on [insert date] (Commencement Date) between the following parties...
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
The British Franchise Association (BFA)This Practice Note examines the role and remit of the British Franchise Association (the BFA) in the franchise...
Termination and expiry of contractsThis Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to...
Consumer Rights Act 2015—summaryThis Practice Note provides an overview of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015). The CRA 2015 provides consumer...
Notices—commercial contractsPurposeA notices clause is often included in an agreement to ensure that each party has certainty and clarity in relation...
Interest on late payment clause1Interest on late paymentIf either party fails to make payment in accordance with this Agreement the other party shall...
Consumer Rights Act 2015—goodsThis Practice Note considers the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015) as it relates to goods, and sets out the consumer’s...
1 Anti-bribery—short form—pro-customer Bribery Laws means the Bribery Act 2010[ and associated guidance published...
Execution of deeds—jurisdictional guideThis guide sets out the requirements for executing deeds in various international jurisdictions. The table...
Force majeure and business continuity clauseCoronavirus (COVID-19): In addition to the below content on force majeure generally, see also:•Coronavirus...
Health and safety clauses in public sector contractsBoilerplate provisions in public sector contractsThis Practice Note looks at the use of health and...
Personnel clause1Definitions[Customer’s Representatives•means the individual (or individuals) identified as such in [insert schedule];]Key...
The party to whom an asset-based lender or receivables financier make a loan facility available.
The exact definition of fundamental dishonesty is not defined in the CPR or the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015. Where the court makes a finding of fundamental dishonesty the usual qualified one-way costs shifting cost rule will not apply and the entire personal injury claim may be dismissed.
An omnibus claim in patent law is one which tries to claim everything disclosed in the patent not otherwise claimed.