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 Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUA) is set to receive Royal Assent and become an Act of Parliament on Thursday 19 June 2025. This follows its...
The European Commission has made legally binding a series of commitments by AliExpress to address concerns under the EU Digital Services Act (EU DSA),...
Details of updates to HMRC import, export and customs guidance for the period from 10 to 16 June 2025....
Construction analysis: The Technology and Construction Court (TCC) dismissed a £19m counterclaim for loss of chance on the basis that causation could...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a consultation on releasing Google from its Privacy Sandbox commitments following Google's...
Latest Commercial Practice Notes
Brexit—applicable law and jurisdiction—consumer contracts and disputes [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not...
Brexit—consumer protection [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It considers the impact of Brexit on...
What does IP completion day mean for agency? [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The implementation period...
What does IP completion day mean for consumer protection? [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.11 pm (GMT)...
Doing business in: ChinaUpdated in June 2024IntroductionChina, officially known as the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is a sovereign state...
Latest Commercial Precedents
Framework services agreement—single contract with call-off orders—balancedThis Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Customer][ of OR a...
Online terms and conditions for the supply of services—business-to-consumerPlease read the following important terms and conditions before you buy...
Assignment agreementThis AGREEMENT is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of Assignor] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under...
Personal data sharing schedule—controller to controller—pro-disclosing partyDefined terms: This precedent schedule uses the additional defined terms...
Personal data sharing clause—controller to controller—pro-receiving partyDefined terms: This Precedent clause uses the additional defined terms...
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
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Remoteness is a principle used to establish an award of damages in tort. The test is set out in the case of Hadley v Baxendale [1843-60] All ER Rep 461. A claimant cannot recover damages in respect of a loss that is too remote a consequence of the defendant’s breach of contract.
Limited liability partnership
A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a body corporate that is a separate legal entity from its members (sometimes referred to as ‘partners’).
Mutatis mutandis
'All necessary changes having been made; with the necessary changes'. The phrase mutatis mutandis occurs in legal writing to indicate that some things have changed and necessarily other things must change as well.
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