General During the lifetime of an agreement (and sometimes afterwards) one or more of the parties may wish to inform third parties about certain matters regarding the...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at equality and anti-discrimination clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on...
The UK has voted to leave the EU and this will take place on exit day as defined in section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. This has implications for...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at audit clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on what contracting...
This Practice Note sets out the law on the use of boilerplate provisions in business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts. As well as providing details on the Consumer Rights Act...
This Practice Note considers the use of specific boilerplate provisions in business-to-consumer (B2C) contracts, namely adjudication, alternative dispute resolution...
This Practice Note summarises what the typical boilerplate means and provides guidance on where it is relevant in the context of a business-to-business transaction. The...
Nature of boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts Lawyers work on a huge variety of transactions, but all of them will in some way involve written agreements....
It is crucial that the requirements in a break clause—as to form and service of the notice and not just the conditions on the option—are complied with to the letter. The...
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union on exit day has a number of implications for the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of contracts governed by...
This Practice Note explains how contract claims are dealt with under Article 7(1) of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast). It considers the connecting factors...
This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent and drafting issues....
Introduction Termination can refer to the termination of an agreement by one party either in accordance with the terms of the agreement itself or in accordance with the...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at data protection clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on what contracting...
This Practice Note considers disclaimers, in particular email disclaimers, and provides suggested wording. Introduction A disclaimer is a device intended to exclude or...
This Practice Note discusses the purpose and features of entire agreement clauses (also known as whole agreement clauses), primarily in the context of...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at freedom of information clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on what...
This Practice Note summarises the key elements of guarantees and indemnities, the circumstances in which they are used, issues that beneficiaries and lenders should...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at the use of health and safety clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at human rights clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on what contracting...
Contracts typically have plenty of standard wording referred to as 'boilerplate'. It is rarely read or amended. Does it really matter? Could it all be deleted? This note...
Using boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at insurance clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on what contracting...
Contract Where a contract is made by two or more parties it may contain a promise or obligation made by two or more of those parties. Any such promise may be: • joint •...
The UK has voted to leave the EU and this will take place on exit day as defined in section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. This has implications for...
The UK has voted to leave the EU and this will take place on exit day as defined in section 20 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. This has implications for...
Time is generally of the essence for serving a notice to exercise a break option or clause in a lease. This Practice Note covers the need to comply with the mechanics of...
Purpose A notices clause is often included in an agreement to ensure that each party has certainty and clarity in relation to formal communications between the parties...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at payment of subcontractor clauses in public sector contracts. For more information on what...
Boilerplate provisions in public sector contracts This Practice Note looks at the use of prevention of corruption and bribery clauses in public sector contracts. For more...
Reform background On 14 October 2010, Francis Maude, the Minister for the Cabinet Office stated in a written ministerial statement that 'the landscape for public bodies...