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Mistake in contract lawThis Practice Note considers the legal concept of mistake in contract law. It examines common mistake, mutual mistake,...
RepudiationThis Practice Note concerns repudiation and sets out what a repudiatory breach of contract means. It explains how a repudiatory breach goes...
Agent and principal relationships with third partiesThis Practice Note deals with the relationships arising between principals, agents and third...
Termination and expiry of contractsThis Practice Note provides an overview of contract expiry and of the different causes of termination and ways to...
The franchise agreementSTOP PRESS—Impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023: This document contains references to retained EU law (REUL) and associated terms introduced by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 in connection with Brexit. From 1 January 2024, REUL that remains
Franchises and the Trading Schemes Act 1996IntroductionThis Practice Note describes the application of the Trading Schemes Act 1996 (TSA 1996) in the context of franchises. It also considers the Fair Trading Act 1973 (FTA 1973), the Trading Schemes Regulations 1997, SI 1997/30 and the Trading
Franchise business sale agreementThis Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name] [of OR incorporated in [insert jurisdiction, eg England and Wales] under number [insert company number] whose registered office is at] [insert address] (the Seller);2[insert name] [of OR incorporated in
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being a financial clean break between parties on divorce, the court is under a duty to consider whether it would be appropriate to exercise its powers so
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