What is a company's constitution? A company’s 'constitution' is defined under the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) as including: • the company’s articles of association, and...
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 examines what a certified copy is, when a certified copy is required, who can certify a document and what format the certification should take, use of...
Set out below are standard clauses for IP & IT contracts, drafted from the viewpoints of different parties. In each case, the clause has been drafted first from a...
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...
