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Chemical Strategy for Sustainability heralds most significant changes to EU Chemicals Regulation in 15 years

Chemical Strategy for Sustainability heralds most significant changes to EU Chemicals Regulation in 15 years

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Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—the rise of the moratorium and restructuring plan and the fall of the Scheme?

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—the rise of the moratorium and restructuring plan and the fall of the Scheme?

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Scope of lending bank’s duty to commercial borrower to treat the customer fairly (Morley v RBS)

Scope of lending bank’s duty to commercial borrower to treat the customer fairly (Morley v RBS)

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Fiduciary Duties

Fiduciary Duties

Who is a fiduciary?There is no comprehensive list of the relationships which give rise to the existence of fiduciary duties under common law. Some...

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

Conditions precedent in commercial contracts

This Practice Note considers the meaning and use of conditions precedent in commercial arrangements. It also considers typical conditions precedent...

Mistake in contract law

Mistake in contract law

This Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake, unilateral mistake, mistake as...

Repudiation

Repudiation

This Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes to the...

Practice notes

Nature and types of agency

BrexitAs of exit day (11 pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Agreements to agree

This Practice Note considers agreements to agree, and why an agreement to agree certain contractual terms at a future date has traditionally been held...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Digital Content Directive—summary

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Carriage of goods by sea—charterparties

This Practice Note explains the law relating to charterparties in the context of an arrangement for the carriage of goods by sea. It explains the key...
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Produced in partnership with Quentin Tannock of 4 Pump Court and James Watthey of 4 Pump Court 12th Jan
Practice notes

Information society services and e-commerce

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Termination and expiry of contracts

This Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to discharge a contract, including...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Consignment stock agreement—pro-supplier

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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Produced in partnership with Paul de Vince and Jagdeep Singh of Gateley Plc 12th Jan
Practice notes

Agent and principal relationships with third parties

This Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third parties with whom the agent deals on the principal’s...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Business continuity clause

Definition—Business Continuity Event Business Continuity Event means an event (whether a natural or man-made phenomenon or...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Deed of release and waiver

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Letter of variation

[ON HEADED NOTEPAPER OF PARTY A][Insert address of Party B][[Insert address of Guarantor]][Insert date]Dear [name of Party B][ and [name of...
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9th Nov
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Precedents

Short form letter of assignment

[On headed notepaper of the assignor]To: [Insert name and address of Assignee][Insert date]Dear [insert name of Assignee]Assignment of contractWe...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Agency and distribution compared

BrexitBrexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement,...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Private right of redress for consumers

Brexit: As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Intra-group services agreement

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...
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Produced in partnership with Tim Wright of Fladgate 12th Jan

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Q&As

What are the model instructions for cancellation?

What are the obligations to use the model instructions for cancellation?The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges)...
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24th Dec
Q&As

What is a consumer?

Based on the standard dictionary definition, a ‘consumer’ is a person who purchases goods and services for personal use. However in a legal...
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24th Dec
Q&As

What are the limits on the applicability of the cancellation rights under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 to certain types of contracts?

In conducting our research we have focussed on the applicability of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges)...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Is it necessary to include the wording 'mandatory withdrawal period' when giving notice to customers of the 14-day cancellation period in business to consumer contracts?

As can be seen in our Model instructions for cancellation and model cancellation form—business-to-consumer, no specific wording 'mandatory withdrawal...
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24th Dec
Q&As

What are the changes for distance selling under the Consumer Rights Directive?

I sell goods online, what is the Consumer Rights Directive?The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU aims to consolidate and update the law on distance...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Does a consumer benefit from the cancellation rights under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 where the contract is a distance contract for services under which the consumer gives no monetary consideration?

The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/3134 (CCR 2013) define a services contract as ‘a...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Does the auction exemption in the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 cover arrangements made at a client’s home?

In this Q&A we have limited our research to cover the application of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges)...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Under the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, would a live video appointment be classed as a service contract or as a contract for digital content?

Service contractA ‘service contract’ is defined in the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (CCR...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Does a cooling-off period apply to goods which are bespoke (eg windows) irrespective of where the contract is signed (eg in the clients’ home)?

The aim of the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/3134 (CCR 2013), which implement...
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24th Dec
Q&As

What does the proposed Consumer Rights Bill say about digital content?

Introduction to the Consumer Rights BillAmong other things, the Consumer Rights Bill deals with rights and remedies for consumers in relation to...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Where a customer visits a shop to make a purchase and then makes that purchase online in the shop, does the contract fall within the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013, SI 2013/3134?

The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations, SI 2013/3134 (CCR 2013), which implement the Directive...
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24th Dec
Q&As

If an existing pay monthly mobile customer has requested to transfer their current mobile agreement (which is still within term) to another person, is there any requirement to provide the transferee with a cooling off period?

For the purpose of this Q&A we have assumed that the contract is a business-to-consumer contract.This Q&A considers cancellation rights (ie cooling...
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24th Dec
Q&As

Is the supply of care workers to individual clients by an employment business caught by the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013?

The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA 2015) covers consumer rights and remedies for the sale of goods and supply of digital goods and services, and reform...
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24th Dec
Precedents

On-premises (in store) terms and conditions for the supply of services—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec
Precedents

Online terms and conditions for the supply of goods—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec
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Precedents

Off-premises (doorstep) terms and conditions for the supply of goods—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec
Precedents

Mail order terms and conditions for the supply of goods—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec
Precedents

On-premises (in store) terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec
Precedents

Cancellation clauses and forms—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec
Precedents

Online terms and conditions for the supply of services—business-to-consumer

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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13th Dec

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LEXISNEXIS

Contractual damages—pecuniary losses

This Practice Note considers the different categories of contractual damages that may be available for financial loss (pecuniary loss), ie expectation-based damages, reliance-based damages and gains-based damages.For guidance on contractual damages generally, see Practice Note: Contractual

LEXISNEXIS

Rescission of a contract

What is rescission of a contract?The remedy of rescission is available to a party whose consent, in entering into a contract, has been invalidated in some way:•the effect of rescinding a contract is to extinguish it and restore the parties to their pre-contractual positions•the main grounds of

LEXISNEXIS

Money laundering offences—tipping off and prejudicing an investigation

Tipping off and prejudicing an investigationIt would undermine the benefit to the authorities if, a suspicious activity report (SAR) having been made, the alleged offender were to be made aware of the interest in their activities so that they could take steps to cover up their misdeeds or disappear.

LEXISNEXIS

Forfeiture of a lease

Coronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the courts and tribunals have been introduced, which affect the following:•proceedings for possession•forfeiture of business leases on the grounds of non-payment of rent•a landlord's right to