Megan Whitaker

This Practice Note considers the practical challenges of global supply chains and the commercial lawyer’s role in securing a resilient supply chain for a business. It considers supply chain risk and the tools which lawyers have at their disposal to manage those risks (including assessing and managing supply chain partner risk, controlling risk through supply chain contracts, and additional methods for managing supply chain risk).

This Checklist sets out the key risks and matters to consider in relation to actions that can be taken to secure a resilient supply chain, including in relation to supply chain demand, supply chain communication, supply chain mapping, requirements of suppliers, supplier contingency arrangements, agreements with suppliers, supplier distress and insolvency, fraud, and de-risking. It is an illustrative rather than exhaustive list of matters to consider. This Checklist accompanies Practice Note: Securing a resilient supply chain.